--- openjdk/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/vmError.cpp	2012-02-02 16:17:24.476664897 +0100

+++ openjdk/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/vmError.cpp	2012-02-02 16:17:24.476664897 +0100

@@ -929,6 +929,7 @@

         }

       }

+      /*

       if (fd == -1) {

         const char *cwd = os::get_current_directory(buffer, sizeof(buffer));

         size_t len = strlen(cwd);

@@ -938,6 +939,24 @@

                      os::file_separator(), os::current_process_id());

         fd = open(buffer, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0666);

       }

+      */

+

+      if (fd == -1) {

+        const char * tmpdir = os::get_temp_directory();

+        // try temp directory if it exists.

+        if (tmpdir != NULL && tmpdir[0] != '\0') {

+          jio_snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%s%sjvm-%u",

+                       tmpdir, os::file_separator(), os::current_process_id());

+          // if mkdir() failed, hs_err will be created in temporary directory

+          if (!mkdir(buffer, 0700)) { // only read+execute flags are needed

+                                      // but we need to write into the directory too

+            jio_snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%s%sjvm-%u%shs_error.log",

+                           tmpdir, os::file_separator(), os::current_process_id(),

+                           os::file_separator());

+            fd = open(buffer, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0444); // read-only file 

+          }

+        }

+      }

       if (fd == -1) {

         const char * tmpdir = os::get_temp_directory();