--- a/src/os/linux/vm/os_linux.cpp	Mon Oct 04 10:08:29 2010 -0700
+++ b/src/os/linux/vm/os_linux.cpp	Thu Oct 07 08:06:06 2010 -0700
@@ -827,8 +827,10 @@
 
       switch (thr_type) {
       case os::java_thread:
-        // Java threads use ThreadStackSize which default value can be changed with the flag -Xss
-        if (JavaThread::stack_size_at_create() > 0) stack_size = JavaThread::stack_size_at_create();
+        // Java threads use ThreadStackSize which default value can be
+        // changed with the flag -Xss
+        assert (JavaThread::stack_size_at_create() > 0, "this should be set");
+        stack_size = JavaThread::stack_size_at_create();
         break;
       case os::compiler_thread:
         if (CompilerThreadStackSize > 0) {
@@ -3922,12 +3924,21 @@
   Linux::signal_sets_init();
   Linux::install_signal_handlers();
 
+  // Check minimum allowable stack size for thread creation and to initialize
+  // the java system classes, including StackOverflowError - depends on page
+  // size.  Add a page for compiler2 recursion in main thread.
+  // Add in 2*BytesPerWord times page size to account for VM stack during
+  // class initialization depending on 32 or 64 bit VM.
+  os::Linux::min_stack_allowed = MAX2(os::Linux::min_stack_allowed,
+            (size_t)(StackYellowPages+StackRedPages+StackShadowPages+
+                    2*BytesPerWord COMPILER2_PRESENT(+1)) * Linux::page_size());
+
   size_t threadStackSizeInBytes = ThreadStackSize * K;
   if (threadStackSizeInBytes != 0 &&
-      threadStackSizeInBytes < Linux::min_stack_allowed) {
+      threadStackSizeInBytes < os::Linux::min_stack_allowed) {
         tty->print_cr("\nThe stack size specified is too small, "
                       "Specify at least %dk",
-                      Linux::min_stack_allowed / K);
+                      os::Linux::min_stack_allowed/ K);
         return JNI_ERR;
   }