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--- 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_EXCL, 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_EXCL, 0444); // read-only file 
+          }
+        }
+      }
 
       if (fd == -1) {
         const char * tmpdir = os::get_temp_directory();