8038201: Clean up misleading usage of malloc() in init_system_properties_values()

Summary: Remove the misleading malloc macro and cleanup the code
Reviewed-by: dsamersoff, kvn
Contributed-by: goetz.lindenmaier@sap.com

5 files changed, 444 insertions, 548 deletions

diff --git a/src/cpu/ppc/vm/templateInterpreter_ppc.cpp b/src/cpu/ppc/vm/templateInterpreter_ppc.cpp
index 2e19fca08..f22fbae29 100644
--- a/src/cpu/ppc/vm/templateInterpreter_ppc.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu/ppc/vm/templateInterpreter_ppc.cpp
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ address TemplateInterpreterGenerator::generate_trace_code(TosState state) {
   //__ flush_bundle();
   address entry = __ pc();
 
-  char *bname = NULL;
+  const char *bname = NULL;
   uint tsize = 0;
   switch(state) {
   case ftos:
diff --git a/src/os/aix/vm/os_aix.cpp b/src/os/aix/vm/os_aix.cpp
index 7aa645fbe..f74d17c84 100644
--- a/src/os/aix/vm/os_aix.cpp
+++ b/src/os/aix/vm/os_aix.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 #include "runtime/sharedRuntime.hpp"
 #include "runtime/statSampler.hpp"
 #include "runtime/stubRoutines.hpp"
-#include "runtime/threadCritical.hpp"
 #include "runtime/thread.inline.hpp"
+#include "runtime/threadCritical.hpp"
 #include "runtime/timer.hpp"
 #include "services/attachListener.hpp"
 #include "services/runtimeService.hpp"
@@ -70,16 +70,6 @@
 #include "utilities/events.hpp"
 #include "utilities/growableArray.hpp"
 #include "utilities/vmError.hpp"
-#ifdef TARGET_ARCH_ppc
-# include "assembler_ppc.inline.hpp"
-# include "nativeInst_ppc.hpp"
-#endif
-#ifdef COMPILER1
-#include "c1/c1_Runtime1.hpp"
-#endif
-#ifdef COMPILER2
-#include "opto/runtime.hpp"
-#endif
 
 // put OS-includes here (sorted alphabetically)
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -378,13 +368,14 @@ void os::Aix::query_multipage_support() {
   assert(_page_size == SIZE_4K, "surprise!");
 
 
-  // query default data page size (default page size for C-Heap, pthread stacks and .bss).
+  // Query default data page size (default page size for C-Heap, pthread stacks and .bss).
   // Default data page size is influenced either by linker options (-bdatapsize)
   // or by environment variable LDR_CNTRL (suboption DATAPSIZE). If none is given,
   // default should be 4K.
   size_t data_page_size = SIZE_4K;
   {
     void* p = ::malloc(SIZE_16M);
+    guarantee(p != NULL, "malloc failed");
     data_page_size = os::Aix::query_pagesize(p);
     ::free(p);
   }
@@ -511,85 +502,76 @@ query_multipage_support_end:
 
 } // end os::Aix::query_multipage_support()
 
-
-// The code for this method was initially derived from the version in os_linux.cpp
+// The code for this method was initially derived from the version in os_linux.cpp.
 void os::init_system_properties_values() {
-  // The next few definitions allow the code to be verbatim:
-#define malloc(n) (char*)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, (n), mtInternal)
+
 #define DEFAULT_LIBPATH "/usr/lib:/lib"
 #define EXTENSIONS_DIR  "/lib/ext"
 #define ENDORSED_DIR    "/lib/endorsed"
 
-  // sysclasspath, java_home, dll_dir
-  char *home_path;
-  char *dll_path;
-  char *pslash;
-  char buf[MAXPATHLEN];
-  os::jvm_path(buf, sizeof(buf));
+  // Buffer that fits several sprintfs.
+  // Note that the space for the trailing null is provided
+  // by the nulls included by the sizeof operator.
+  const size_t bufsize =
+    MAX3((size_t)MAXPATHLEN,  // For dll_dir & friends.
+         (size_t)MAXPATHLEN + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR), // extensions dir
+         (size_t)MAXPATHLEN + sizeof(ENDORSED_DIR)); // endorsed dir
+  char *buf = (char *)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, bufsize, mtInternal);
 
-  // Found the full path to libjvm.so.
-  // Now cut the path to <java_home>/jre if we can.
-  *(strrchr(buf, '/')) = '\0'; // get rid of /libjvm.so
-  pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
-  if (pslash != NULL) {
-    *pslash = '\0';            // get rid of /{client|server|hotspot}
-  }
-
-  dll_path = malloc(strlen(buf) + 1);
-  strcpy(dll_path, buf);
-  Arguments::set_dll_dir(dll_path);
+  // sysclasspath, java_home, dll_dir
+  {
+    char *pslash;
+    os::jvm_path(buf, bufsize);
 
-  if (pslash != NULL) {
+    // Found the full path to libjvm.so.
+    // Now cut the path to <java_home>/jre if we can.
+    *(strrchr(buf, '/')) = '\0'; // Get rid of /libjvm.so.
     pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
     if (pslash != NULL) {
-      *pslash = '\0';          // get rid of /<arch>
+      *pslash = '\0';            // Get rid of /{client|server|hotspot}.
+    }
+    Arguments::set_dll_dir(buf);
+
+    if (pslash != NULL) {
       pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
       if (pslash != NULL) {
-        *pslash = '\0';        // get rid of /lib
+        *pslash = '\0';          // Get rid of /<arch>.
+        pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
+        if (pslash != NULL) {
+          *pslash = '\0';        // Get rid of /lib.
+        }
       }
     }
+    Arguments::set_java_home(buf);
+    set_boot_path('/', ':');
   }
 
-  home_path = malloc(strlen(buf) + 1);
-  strcpy(home_path, buf);
-  Arguments::set_java_home(home_path);
-
-  if (!set_boot_path('/', ':')) return;
-
-  // Where to look for native libraries
+  // Where to look for native libraries.
 
-  // On Aix we get the user setting of LIBPATH
+  // On Aix we get the user setting of LIBPATH.
   // Eventually, all the library path setting will be done here.
-  char *ld_library_path;
-
-  // Construct the invariant part of ld_library_path.
-  ld_library_path = (char *) malloc(sizeof(DEFAULT_LIBPATH));
-  sprintf(ld_library_path, DEFAULT_LIBPATH);
-
-  // Get the user setting of LIBPATH, and prepended it.
-  char *v = ::getenv("LIBPATH");
-  if (v == NULL) {
-    v = "";
-  }
-
-  char *t = ld_library_path;
-  // That's +1 for the colon and +1 for the trailing '\0'
-  ld_library_path = (char *) malloc(strlen(v) + 1 + strlen(t) + 1);
-  sprintf(ld_library_path, "%s:%s", v, t);
-
+  // Get the user setting of LIBPATH.
+  const char *v = ::getenv("LIBPATH");
+  const char *v_colon = ":";
+  if (v == NULL) { v = ""; v_colon = ""; }
+
+  // Concatenate user and invariant part of ld_library_path.
+  // That's +1 for the colon and +1 for the trailing '\0'.
+  char *ld_library_path = (char *)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, strlen(v) + 1 + sizeof(DEFAULT_LIBPATH) + 1, mtInternal);
+  sprintf(ld_library_path, "%s%s" DEFAULT_LIBPATH, v, v_colon);
   Arguments::set_library_path(ld_library_path);
+  FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, ld_library_path, mtInternal);
 
-  // Extensions directories
-  char* cbuf = malloc(strlen(Arguments::get_java_home()) + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR));
-  sprintf(cbuf, "%s" EXTENSIONS_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
-  Arguments::set_ext_dirs(cbuf);
+  // Extensions directories.
+  sprintf(buf, "%s" EXTENSIONS_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
+  Arguments::set_ext_dirs(buf);
 
   // Endorsed standards default directory.
-  cbuf = malloc(strlen(Arguments::get_java_home()) + sizeof(ENDORSED_DIR));
-  sprintf(cbuf, "%s" ENDORSED_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
-  Arguments::set_endorsed_dirs(cbuf);
+  sprintf(buf, "%s" ENDORSED_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
+  Arguments::set_endorsed_dirs(buf);
+
+  FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, buf, mtInternal);
 
-#undef malloc
 #undef DEFAULT_LIBPATH
 #undef EXTENSIONS_DIR
 #undef ENDORSED_DIR
diff --git a/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.cpp b/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.cpp
index 084c9d33b..b535c05b4 100644
--- a/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.cpp
+++ b/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.cpp
@@ -306,9 +306,6 @@ static const char *get_home() {
 #endif
 
 void os::init_system_properties_values() {
-//  char arch[12];
-//  sysinfo(SI_ARCHITECTURE, arch, sizeof(arch));
-
   // The next steps are taken in the product version:
   //
   // Obtain the JAVA_HOME value from the location of libjvm.so.
@@ -335,199 +332,205 @@ void os::init_system_properties_values() {
   // Important note: if the location of libjvm.so changes this
   // code needs to be changed accordingly.
 
-  // The next few definitions allow the code to be verbatim:
-#define malloc(n) (char*)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, (n), mtInternal)
-#define getenv(n) ::getenv(n)
-
-/*
- * See ld(1):
- *      The linker uses the following search paths to locate required
- *      shared libraries:
- *        1: ...
- *        ...
- *        7: The default directories, normally /lib and /usr/lib.
- */
+// See ld(1):
+//      The linker uses the following search paths to locate required
+//      shared libraries:
+//        1: ...
+//        ...
+//        7: The default directories, normally /lib and /usr/lib.
 #ifndef DEFAULT_LIBPATH
 #define DEFAULT_LIBPATH "/lib:/usr/lib"
 #endif
 
+// Base path of extensions installed on the system.
+#define SYS_EXT_DIR     "/usr/java/packages"
 #define EXTENSIONS_DIR  "/lib/ext"
 #define ENDORSED_DIR    "/lib/endorsed"
-#define REG_DIR         "/usr/java/packages"
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-#define SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR   "/Library/Java/Extensions"
-#define SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIRS  SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR ":/Network" SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR ":/System" SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR ":/usr/lib/java"
-        const char *user_home_dir = get_home();
-        // the null in SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIRS counts for the size of the colon after user_home_dir
-        int system_ext_size = strlen(user_home_dir) + sizeof(SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR) +
-            sizeof(SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIRS);
-#endif
+#ifndef __APPLE__
 
+  // Buffer that fits several sprintfs.
+  // Note that the space for the colon and the trailing null are provided
+  // by the nulls included by the sizeof operator.
+  const size_t bufsize =
+    MAX3((size_t)MAXPATHLEN,  // For dll_dir & friends.
+         (size_t)MAXPATHLEN + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR) + sizeof(SYS_EXT_DIR) + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR), // extensions dir
+         (size_t)MAXPATHLEN + sizeof(ENDORSED_DIR)); // endorsed dir
+  char *buf = (char *)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, bufsize, mtInternal);
+
+  // sysclasspath, java_home, dll_dir
   {
-    /* sysclasspath, java_home, dll_dir */
-    {
-        char *home_path;
-        char *dll_path;
-        char *pslash;
-        char buf[MAXPATHLEN];
-        os::jvm_path(buf, sizeof(buf));
-
-        // Found the full path to libjvm.so.
-        // Now cut the path to <java_home>/jre if we can.
-        *(strrchr(buf, '/')) = '\0';  /* get rid of /libjvm.so */
-        pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
-        if (pslash != NULL)
-            *pslash = '\0';           /* get rid of /{client|server|hotspot} */
-        dll_path = malloc(strlen(buf) + 1);
-        if (dll_path == NULL)
-            return;
-        strcpy(dll_path, buf);
-        Arguments::set_dll_dir(dll_path);
+    char *pslash;
+    os::jvm_path(buf, bufsize);
+
+    // Found the full path to libjvm.so.
+    // Now cut the path to <java_home>/jre if we can.
+    *(strrchr(buf, '/')) = '\0'; // Get rid of /libjvm.so.
+    pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
+    if (pslash != NULL) {
+      *pslash = '\0';            // Get rid of /{client|server|hotspot}.
+    }
+    Arguments::set_dll_dir(buf);
 
+    if (pslash != NULL) {
+      pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
+      if (pslash != NULL) {
+        *pslash = '\0';          // Get rid of /<arch>.
+        pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
         if (pslash != NULL) {
-            pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
-            if (pslash != NULL) {
-                *pslash = '\0';       /* get rid of /<arch> (/lib on macosx) */
-#ifndef __APPLE__
-                pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
-                if (pslash != NULL)
-                    *pslash = '\0';   /* get rid of /lib */
-#endif
-            }
+          *pslash = '\0';        // Get rid of /lib.
         }
-
-        home_path = malloc(strlen(buf) + 1);
-        if (home_path == NULL)
-            return;
-        strcpy(home_path, buf);
-        Arguments::set_java_home(home_path);
-
-        if (!set_boot_path('/', ':'))
-            return;
+      }
     }
+    Arguments::set_java_home(buf);
+    set_boot_path('/', ':');
+  }
 
-    /*
-     * Where to look for native libraries
-     *
-     * Note: Due to a legacy implementation, most of the library path
-     * is set in the launcher.  This was to accomodate linking restrictions
-     * on legacy Bsd implementations (which are no longer supported).
-     * Eventually, all the library path setting will be done here.
-     *
-     * However, to prevent the proliferation of improperly built native
-     * libraries, the new path component /usr/java/packages is added here.
-     * Eventually, all the library path setting will be done here.
-     */
-    {
-        char *ld_library_path;
-
-        /*
-         * Construct the invariant part of ld_library_path. Note that the
-         * space for the colon and the trailing null are provided by the
-         * nulls included by the sizeof operator (so actually we allocate
-         * a byte more than necessary).
-         */
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-        ld_library_path = (char *) malloc(system_ext_size);
-        sprintf(ld_library_path, "%s" SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR ":" SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIRS, user_home_dir);
-#else
-        ld_library_path = (char *) malloc(sizeof(REG_DIR) + sizeof("/lib/") +
-            strlen(cpu_arch) + sizeof(DEFAULT_LIBPATH));
-        sprintf(ld_library_path, REG_DIR "/lib/%s:" DEFAULT_LIBPATH, cpu_arch);
-#endif
-
-        /*
-         * Get the user setting of LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and prepended it.  It
-         * should always exist (until the legacy problem cited above is
-         * addressed).
-         */
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-        // Prepend the default path with the JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH so that the app launcher code can specify a directory inside an app wrapper
-        char *l = getenv("JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH");
-        if (l != NULL) {
-            char *t = ld_library_path;
-            /* That's +1 for the colon and +1 for the trailing '\0' */
-            ld_library_path = (char *) malloc(strlen(l) + 1 + strlen(t) + 1);
-            sprintf(ld_library_path, "%s:%s", l, t);
-            free(t);
-        }
+  // Where to look for native libraries.
+  //
+  // Note: Due to a legacy implementation, most of the library path
+  // is set in the launcher. This was to accomodate linking restrictions
+  // on legacy Bsd implementations (which are no longer supported).
+  // Eventually, all the library path setting will be done here.
+  //
+  // However, to prevent the proliferation of improperly built native
+  // libraries, the new path component /usr/java/packages is added here.
+  // Eventually, all the library path setting will be done here.
+  {
+    // Get the user setting of LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and prepended it. It
+    // should always exist (until the legacy problem cited above is
+    // addressed).
+    const char *v = ::getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
+    const char *v_colon = ":";
+    if (v == NULL) { v = ""; v_colon = ""; }
+    // That's +1 for the colon and +1 for the trailing '\0'.
+    char *ld_library_path = (char *)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char,
+                                                     strlen(v) + 1 +
+                                                     sizeof(SYS_EXT_DIR) + sizeof("/lib/") + strlen(cpu_arch) + sizeof(DEFAULT_LIBPATH) + 1,
+                                                     mtInternal);
+    sprintf(ld_library_path, "%s%s" SYS_EXT_DIR "/lib/%s:" DEFAULT_LIBPATH, v, v_colon, cpu_arch);
+    Arguments::set_library_path(ld_library_path);
+    FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, ld_library_path, mtInternal);
+  }
+
+  // Extensions directories.
+  sprintf(buf, "%s" EXTENSIONS_DIR ":" SYS_EXT_DIR EXTENSIONS_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
+  Arguments::set_ext_dirs(buf);
+
+  // Endorsed standards default directory.
+  sprintf(buf, "%s" ENDORSED_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
+  Arguments::set_endorsed_dirs(buf);
+
+  FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, buf, mtInternal);
+
+#else // __APPLE__
 
-        char *v = getenv("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH");
-#else
-        char *v = getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
-#endif
-        if (v != NULL) {
-            char *t = ld_library_path;
-            /* That's +1 for the colon and +1 for the trailing '\0' */
-            ld_library_path = (char *) malloc(strlen(v) + 1 + strlen(t) + 1);
-            sprintf(ld_library_path, "%s:%s", v, t);
-            free(t);
-        }
+#define SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR   "/Library/Java/Extensions"
+#define SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIRS  SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR ":/Network" SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR ":/System" SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR ":/usr/lib/java"
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-        // Apple's Java6 has "." at the beginning of java.library.path.
-        // OpenJDK on Windows has "." at the end of java.library.path.
-        // OpenJDK on Linux and Solaris don't have "." in java.library.path
-        // at all. To ease the transition from Apple's Java6 to OpenJDK7,
-        // "." is appended to the end of java.library.path. Yes, this
-        // could cause a change in behavior, but Apple's Java6 behavior
-        // can be achieved by putting "." at the beginning of the
-        // JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.
-        {
-            char *t = ld_library_path;
-            // that's +3 for appending ":." and the trailing '\0'
-            ld_library_path = (char *) malloc(strlen(t) + 3);
-            sprintf(ld_library_path, "%s:%s", t, ".");
-            free(t);
-        }
-#endif
+  const char *user_home_dir = get_home();
+  // The null in SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIRS counts for the size of the colon after user_home_dir.
+  size_t system_ext_size = strlen(user_home_dir) + sizeof(SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR) +
+    sizeof(SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIRS);
+
+  // Buffer that fits several sprintfs.
+  // Note that the space for the colon and the trailing null are provided
+  // by the nulls included by the sizeof operator.
+  const size_t bufsize =
+    MAX3((size_t)MAXPATHLEN,  // for dll_dir & friends.
+         (size_t)MAXPATHLEN + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR) + system_ext_size, // extensions dir
+         (size_t)MAXPATHLEN + sizeof(ENDORSED_DIR)); // endorsed dir
+  char *buf = (char *)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, bufsize, mtInternal);
+
+  // sysclasspath, java_home, dll_dir
+  {
+    char *pslash;
+    os::jvm_path(buf, bufsize);
+
+    // Found the full path to libjvm.so.
+    // Now cut the path to <java_home>/jre if we can.
+    *(strrchr(buf, '/')) = '\0'; // Get rid of /libjvm.so.
+    pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
+    if (pslash != NULL) {
+      *pslash = '\0';            // Get rid of /{client|server|hotspot}.
+    }
+    Arguments::set_dll_dir(buf);
 
-        Arguments::set_library_path(ld_library_path);
+    if (pslash != NULL) {
+      pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
+      if (pslash != NULL) {
+        *pslash = '\0';          // Get rid of /lib.
+      }
     }
+    Arguments::set_java_home(buf);
+    set_boot_path('/', ':');
+  }
 
-    /*
-     * Extensions directories.
-     *
-     * Note that the space for the colon and the trailing null are provided
-     * by the nulls included by the sizeof operator (so actually one byte more
-     * than necessary is allocated).
-     */
-    {
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-        char *buf = malloc(strlen(Arguments::get_java_home()) +
-            sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR) + system_ext_size);
-        sprintf(buf, "%s" SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR ":%s" EXTENSIONS_DIR ":"
-            SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIRS, user_home_dir, Arguments::get_java_home());
-#else
-        char *buf = malloc(strlen(Arguments::get_java_home()) +
-            sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR) + sizeof(REG_DIR) + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR));
-        sprintf(buf, "%s" EXTENSIONS_DIR ":" REG_DIR EXTENSIONS_DIR,
-            Arguments::get_java_home());
-#endif
+  // Where to look for native libraries.
+  //
+  // Note: Due to a legacy implementation, most of the library path
+  // is set in the launcher. This was to accomodate linking restrictions
+  // on legacy Bsd implementations (which are no longer supported).
+  // Eventually, all the library path setting will be done here.
+  //
+  // However, to prevent the proliferation of improperly built native
+  // libraries, the new path component /usr/java/packages is added here.
+  // Eventually, all the library path setting will be done here.
+  {
+    // Get the user setting of LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and prepended it. It
+    // should always exist (until the legacy problem cited above is
+    // addressed).
+    // Prepend the default path with the JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH so that the app launcher code
+    // can specify a directory inside an app wrapper
+    const char *l = ::getenv("JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH");
+    const char *l_colon = ":";
+    if (l == NULL) { l = ""; l_colon = ""; }
+
+    const char *v = ::getenv("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH");
+    const char *v_colon = ":";
+    if (v == NULL) { v = ""; v_colon = ""; }
+
+    // Apple's Java6 has "." at the beginning of java.library.path.
+    // OpenJDK on Windows has "." at the end of java.library.path.
+    // OpenJDK on Linux and Solaris don't have "." in java.library.path
+    // at all. To ease the transition from Apple's Java6 to OpenJDK7,
+    // "." is appended to the end of java.library.path. Yes, this
+    // could cause a change in behavior, but Apple's Java6 behavior
+    // can be achieved by putting "." at the beginning of the
+    // JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.
+    char *ld_library_path = (char *)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char,
+                                                     strlen(v) + 1 + strlen(l) + 1 +
+                                                     system_ext_size + 3,
+                                                     mtInternal);
+    sprintf(ld_library_path, "%s%s%s%s%s" SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR ":" SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIRS ":.",
+            v, v_colon, l, l_colon, user_home_dir);
+    Arguments::set_library_path(ld_library_path);
+    FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, ld_library_path, mtInternal);
+  }
+
+  // Extensions directories.
+  //
+  // Note that the space for the colon and the trailing null are provided
+  // by the nulls included by the sizeof operator (so actually one byte more
+  // than necessary is allocated).
+  sprintf(buf, "%s" SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR ":%s" EXTENSIONS_DIR ":" SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIRS,
+          user_home_dir, Arguments::get_java_home());
+  Arguments::set_ext_dirs(buf);
 
-        Arguments::set_ext_dirs(buf);
-    }
+  // Endorsed standards default directory.
+  sprintf(buf, "%s" ENDORSED_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
+  Arguments::set_endorsed_dirs(buf);
 
-    /* Endorsed standards default directory. */
-    {
-        char * buf;
-        buf = malloc(strlen(Arguments::get_java_home()) + sizeof(ENDORSED_DIR));
-        sprintf(buf, "%s" ENDORSED_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
-        Arguments::set_endorsed_dirs(buf);
-    }
-  }
+  FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, buf, mtInternal);
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
 #undef SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIR
-#endif
-#undef malloc
-#undef getenv
+#undef SYS_EXTENSIONS_DIRS
+
+#endif // __APPLE__
+
+#undef SYS_EXT_DIR
 #undef EXTENSIONS_DIR
 #undef ENDORSED_DIR
-
-  // Done
-  return;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -3223,7 +3226,7 @@ void os::Bsd::set_signal_handler(int sig, bool set_installed) {
     sigAct.sa_sigaction = signalHandler;
     sigAct.sa_flags = SA_SIGINFO|SA_RESTART;
   }
-#if __APPLE__
+#ifdef __APPLE__
   // Needed for main thread as XNU (Mac OS X kernel) will only deliver SIGSEGV
   // (which starts as SIGBUS) on main thread with faulting address inside "stack+guard pages"
   // if the signal handler declares it will handle it on alternate stack.
diff --git a/src/os/linux/vm/os_linux.cpp b/src/os/linux/vm/os_linux.cpp
index 3039e7064..584198491 100644
--- a/src/os/linux/vm/os_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/os/linux/vm/os_linux.cpp
@@ -319,9 +319,6 @@ void os::Linux::initialize_system_info() {
 }
 
 void os::init_system_properties_values() {
-//  char arch[12];
-//  sysinfo(SI_ARCHITECTURE, arch, sizeof(arch));
-
   // The next steps are taken in the product version:
   //
   // Obtain the JAVA_HOME value from the location of libjvm.so.
@@ -348,140 +345,101 @@ void os::init_system_properties_values() {
   // Important note: if the location of libjvm.so changes this
   // code needs to be changed accordingly.
 
-  // The next few definitions allow the code to be verbatim:
-#define malloc(n) (char*)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, (n), mtInternal)
-#define getenv(n) ::getenv(n)
-
-/*
- * See ld(1):
- *      The linker uses the following search paths to locate required
- *      shared libraries:
- *        1: ...
- *        ...
- *        7: The default directories, normally /lib and /usr/lib.
- */
+// See ld(1):
+//      The linker uses the following search paths to locate required
+//      shared libraries:
+//        1: ...
+//        ...
+//        7: The default directories, normally /lib and /usr/lib.
 #if defined(AMD64) || defined(_LP64) && (defined(SPARC) || defined(PPC) || defined(S390))
 #define DEFAULT_LIBPATH "/usr/lib64:/lib64:/lib:/usr/lib"
 #else
 #define DEFAULT_LIBPATH "/lib:/usr/lib"
 #endif
 
+// Base path of extensions installed on the system.
+#define SYS_EXT_DIR     "/usr/java/packages"
 #define EXTENSIONS_DIR  "/lib/ext"
 #define ENDORSED_DIR    "/lib/endorsed"
-#define REG_DIR         "/usr/java/packages"
 
-  {
-    /* sysclasspath, java_home, dll_dir */
-    {
-        char *home_path;
-        char *dll_path;
-        char *pslash;
-        char buf[MAXPATHLEN];
-        os::jvm_path(buf, sizeof(buf));
-
-        // Found the full path to libjvm.so.
-        // Now cut the path to <java_home>/jre if we can.
-        *(strrchr(buf, '/')) = '\0';  /* get rid of /libjvm.so */
-        pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
-        if (pslash != NULL)
-            *pslash = '\0';           /* get rid of /{client|server|hotspot} */
-        dll_path = malloc(strlen(buf) + 1);
-        if (dll_path == NULL)
-            return;
-        strcpy(dll_path, buf);
-        Arguments::set_dll_dir(dll_path);
+  // Buffer that fits several sprintfs.
+  // Note that the space for the colon and the trailing null are provided
+  // by the nulls included by the sizeof operator.
+  const size_t bufsize =
+    MAX3((size_t)MAXPATHLEN,  // For dll_dir & friends.
+         (size_t)MAXPATHLEN + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR) + sizeof(SYS_EXT_DIR) + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR), // extensions dir
+         (size_t)MAXPATHLEN + sizeof(ENDORSED_DIR)); // endorsed dir
+  char *buf = (char *)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, bufsize, mtInternal);
 
-        if (pslash != NULL) {
-            pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
-            if (pslash != NULL) {
-                *pslash = '\0';       /* get rid of /<arch> */
-                pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
-                if (pslash != NULL)
-                    *pslash = '\0';   /* get rid of /lib */
-            }
-        }
-
-        home_path = malloc(strlen(buf) + 1);
-        if (home_path == NULL)
-            return;
-        strcpy(home_path, buf);
-        Arguments::set_java_home(home_path);
-
-        if (!set_boot_path('/', ':'))
-            return;
+  // sysclasspath, java_home, dll_dir
+  {
+    char *pslash;
+    os::jvm_path(buf, bufsize);
+
+    // Found the full path to libjvm.so.
+    // Now cut the path to <java_home>/jre if we can.
+    *(strrchr(buf, '/')) = '\0'; // Get rid of /libjvm.so.
+    pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
+    if (pslash != NULL) {
+      *pslash = '\0';            // Get rid of /{client|server|hotspot}.
     }
+    Arguments::set_dll_dir(buf);
 
-    /*
-     * Where to look for native libraries
-     *
-     * Note: Due to a legacy implementation, most of the library path
-     * is set in the launcher.  This was to accomodate linking restrictions
-     * on legacy Linux implementations (which are no longer supported).
-     * Eventually, all the library path setting will be done here.
-     *
-     * However, to prevent the proliferation of improperly built native
-     * libraries, the new path component /usr/java/packages is added here.
-     * Eventually, all the library path setting will be done here.
-     */
-    {
-        char *ld_library_path;
-
-        /*
-         * Construct the invariant part of ld_library_path. Note that the
-         * space for the colon and the trailing null are provided by the
-         * nulls included by the sizeof operator (so actually we allocate
-         * a byte more than necessary).
-         */
-        ld_library_path = (char *) malloc(sizeof(REG_DIR) + sizeof("/lib/") +
-            strlen(cpu_arch) + sizeof(DEFAULT_LIBPATH));
-        sprintf(ld_library_path, REG_DIR "/lib/%s:" DEFAULT_LIBPATH, cpu_arch);
-
-        /*
-         * Get the user setting of LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and prepended it.  It
-         * should always exist (until the legacy problem cited above is
-         * addressed).
-         */
-        char *v = getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
-        if (v != NULL) {
-            char *t = ld_library_path;
-            /* That's +1 for the colon and +1 for the trailing '\0' */
-            ld_library_path = (char *) malloc(strlen(v) + 1 + strlen(t) + 1);
-            sprintf(ld_library_path, "%s:%s", v, t);
+    if (pslash != NULL) {
+      pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
+      if (pslash != NULL) {
+        *pslash = '\0';          // Get rid of /<arch>.
+        pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
+        if (pslash != NULL) {
+          *pslash = '\0';        // Get rid of /lib.
         }
-        Arguments::set_library_path(ld_library_path);
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * Extensions directories.
-     *
-     * Note that the space for the colon and the trailing null are provided
-     * by the nulls included by the sizeof operator (so actually one byte more
-     * than necessary is allocated).
-     */
-    {
-        char *buf = malloc(strlen(Arguments::get_java_home()) +
-            sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR) + sizeof(REG_DIR) + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR));
-        sprintf(buf, "%s" EXTENSIONS_DIR ":" REG_DIR EXTENSIONS_DIR,
-            Arguments::get_java_home());
-        Arguments::set_ext_dirs(buf);
-    }
-
-    /* Endorsed standards default directory. */
-    {
-        char * buf;
-        buf = malloc(strlen(Arguments::get_java_home()) + sizeof(ENDORSED_DIR));
-        sprintf(buf, "%s" ENDORSED_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
-        Arguments::set_endorsed_dirs(buf);
+      }
     }
+    Arguments::set_java_home(buf);
+    set_boot_path('/', ':');
   }
 
-#undef malloc
-#undef getenv
+  // Where to look for native libraries.
+  //
+  // Note: Due to a legacy implementation, most of the library path
+  // is set in the launcher. This was to accomodate linking restrictions
+  // on legacy Linux implementations (which are no longer supported).
+  // Eventually, all the library path setting will be done here.
+  //
+  // However, to prevent the proliferation of improperly built native
+  // libraries, the new path component /usr/java/packages is added here.
+  // Eventually, all the library path setting will be done here.
+  {
+    // Get the user setting of LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and prepended it. It
+    // should always exist (until the legacy problem cited above is
+    // addressed).
+    const char *v = ::getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
+    const char *v_colon = ":";
+    if (v == NULL) { v = ""; v_colon = ""; }
+    // That's +1 for the colon and +1 for the trailing '\0'.
+    char *ld_library_path = (char *)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char,
+                                                     strlen(v) + 1 +
+                                                     sizeof(SYS_EXT_DIR) + sizeof("/lib/") + strlen(cpu_arch) + sizeof(DEFAULT_LIBPATH) + 1,
+                                                     mtInternal);
+    sprintf(ld_library_path, "%s%s" SYS_EXT_DIR "/lib/%s:" DEFAULT_LIBPATH, v, v_colon, cpu_arch);
+    Arguments::set_library_path(ld_library_path);
+    FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, ld_library_path, mtInternal);
+  }
+
+  // Extensions directories.
+  sprintf(buf, "%s" EXTENSIONS_DIR ":" SYS_EXT_DIR EXTENSIONS_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
+  Arguments::set_ext_dirs(buf);
+
+  // Endorsed standards default directory.
+  sprintf(buf, "%s" ENDORSED_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
+  Arguments::set_endorsed_dirs(buf);
+
+  FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, buf, mtInternal);
+
+#undef DEFAULT_LIBPATH
+#undef SYS_EXT_DIR
 #undef EXTENSIONS_DIR
 #undef ENDORSED_DIR
-
-  // Done
-  return;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/os/solaris/vm/os_solaris.cpp b/src/os/solaris/vm/os_solaris.cpp
index 2a8b6d2ab..db210db82 100644
--- a/src/os/solaris/vm/os_solaris.cpp
+++ b/src/os/solaris/vm/os_solaris.cpp
@@ -648,9 +648,6 @@ bool os::have_special_privileges() {
 
 
 void os::init_system_properties_values() {
-  char arch[12];
-  sysinfo(SI_ARCHITECTURE, arch, sizeof(arch));
-
   // The next steps are taken in the product version:
   //
   // Obtain the JAVA_HOME value from the location of libjvm.so.
@@ -677,218 +674,174 @@ void os::init_system_properties_values() {
   // Important note: if the location of libjvm.so changes this
   // code needs to be changed accordingly.
 
-  // The next few definitions allow the code to be verbatim:
-#define malloc(n) (char*)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, (n), mtInternal)
-#define free(p) FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, p, mtInternal)
-#define getenv(n) ::getenv(n)
-
+// Base path of extensions installed on the system.
+#define SYS_EXT_DIR     "/usr/jdk/packages"
 #define EXTENSIONS_DIR  "/lib/ext"
 #define ENDORSED_DIR    "/lib/endorsed"
-#define COMMON_DIR      "/usr/jdk/packages"
 
+  char cpu_arch[12];
+  // Buffer that fits several sprintfs.
+  // Note that the space for the colon and the trailing null are provided
+  // by the nulls included by the sizeof operator.
+  const size_t bufsize =
+    MAX4((size_t)MAXPATHLEN,  // For dll_dir & friends.
+         sizeof(SYS_EXT_DIR) + sizeof("/lib/") + strlen(cpu_arch), // invariant ld_library_path
+         (size_t)MAXPATHLEN + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR) + sizeof(SYS_EXT_DIR) + sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR), // extensions dir
+         (size_t)MAXPATHLEN + sizeof(ENDORSED_DIR)); // endorsed dir
+  char *buf = (char *)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, bufsize, mtInternal);
+
+  // sysclasspath, java_home, dll_dir
   {
-    /* sysclasspath, java_home, dll_dir */
-    {
-        char *home_path;
-        char *dll_path;
-        char *pslash;
-        char buf[MAXPATHLEN];
-        os::jvm_path(buf, sizeof(buf));
-
-        // Found the full path to libjvm.so.
-        // Now cut the path to <java_home>/jre if we can.
-        *(strrchr(buf, '/')) = '\0';  /* get rid of /libjvm.so */
-        pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
-        if (pslash != NULL)
-            *pslash = '\0';           /* get rid of /{client|server|hotspot} */
-        dll_path = malloc(strlen(buf) + 1);
-        if (dll_path == NULL)
-            return;
-        strcpy(dll_path, buf);
-        Arguments::set_dll_dir(dll_path);
+    char *pslash;
+    os::jvm_path(buf, bufsize);
+
+    // Found the full path to libjvm.so.
+    // Now cut the path to <java_home>/jre if we can.
+    *(strrchr(buf, '/')) = '\0'; // Get rid of /libjvm.so.
+    pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
+    if (pslash != NULL) {
+      *pslash = '\0';            // Get rid of /{client|server|hotspot}.
+    }
+    Arguments::set_dll_dir(buf);
 
+    if (pslash != NULL) {
+      pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
+      if (pslash != NULL) {
+        *pslash = '\0';          // Get rid of /<arch>.
+        pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
         if (pslash != NULL) {
-            pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
-            if (pslash != NULL) {
-                *pslash = '\0';       /* get rid of /<arch> */
-                pslash = strrchr(buf, '/');
-                if (pslash != NULL)
-                    *pslash = '\0';   /* get rid of /lib */
-            }
+          *pslash = '\0';        // Get rid of /lib.
         }
-
-        home_path = malloc(strlen(buf) + 1);
-        if (home_path == NULL)
-            return;
-        strcpy(home_path, buf);
-        Arguments::set_java_home(home_path);
-
-        if (!set_boot_path('/', ':'))
-            return;
+      }
     }
+    Arguments::set_java_home(buf);
+    set_boot_path('/', ':');
+  }
 
-    /*
-     * Where to look for native libraries
-     */
-    {
-      // Use dlinfo() to determine the correct java.library.path.
-      //
-      // If we're launched by the Java launcher, and the user
-      // does not set java.library.path explicitly on the commandline,
-      // the Java launcher sets LD_LIBRARY_PATH for us and unsets
-      // LD_LIBRARY_PATH_32 and LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64.  In this case
-      // dlinfo returns LD_LIBRARY_PATH + crle settings (including
-      // /usr/lib), which is exactly what we want.
-      //
-      // If the user does set java.library.path, it completely
-      // overwrites this setting, and always has.
-      //
-      // If we're not launched by the Java launcher, we may
-      // get here with any/all of the LD_LIBRARY_PATH[_32|64]
-      // settings.  Again, dlinfo does exactly what we want.
-
-      Dl_serinfo     _info, *info = &_info;
-      Dl_serpath     *path;
-      char*          library_path;
-      char           *common_path;
-      int            i;
-
-      // determine search path count and required buffer size
-      if (dlinfo(RTLD_SELF, RTLD_DI_SERINFOSIZE, (void *)info) == -1) {
-        vm_exit_during_initialization("dlinfo SERINFOSIZE request", dlerror());
-      }
+  // Where to look for native libraries.
+  {
+    // Use dlinfo() to determine the correct java.library.path.
+    //
+    // If we're launched by the Java launcher, and the user
+    // does not set java.library.path explicitly on the commandline,
+    // the Java launcher sets LD_LIBRARY_PATH for us and unsets
+    // LD_LIBRARY_PATH_32 and LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64.  In this case
+    // dlinfo returns LD_LIBRARY_PATH + crle settings (including
+    // /usr/lib), which is exactly what we want.
+    //
+    // If the user does set java.library.path, it completely
+    // overwrites this setting, and always has.
+    //
+    // If we're not launched by the Java launcher, we may
+    // get here with any/all of the LD_LIBRARY_PATH[_32|64]
+    // settings.  Again, dlinfo does exactly what we want.
+
+    Dl_serinfo     info_sz, *info = &info_sz;
+    Dl_serpath     *path;
+    char           *library_path;
+    char           *common_path = buf;
+
+    // Determine search path count and required buffer size.
+    if (dlinfo(RTLD_SELF, RTLD_DI_SERINFOSIZE, (void *)info) == -1) {
+      FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, buf,  mtInternal);
+      vm_exit_during_initialization("dlinfo SERINFOSIZE request", dlerror());
+    }
 
-      // allocate new buffer and initialize
-      info = (Dl_serinfo*)malloc(_info.dls_size);
-      if (info == NULL) {
-        vm_exit_out_of_memory(_info.dls_size, OOM_MALLOC_ERROR,
-                              "init_system_properties_values info");
-      }
-      info->dls_size = _info.dls_size;
-      info->dls_cnt = _info.dls_cnt;
+    // Allocate new buffer and initialize.
+    info = (Dl_serinfo*)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, info_sz.dls_size, mtInternal);
+    info->dls_size = info_sz.dls_size;
+    info->dls_cnt = info_sz.dls_cnt;
 
-      // obtain search path information
-      if (dlinfo(RTLD_SELF, RTLD_DI_SERINFO, (void *)info) == -1) {
-        free(info);
-        vm_exit_during_initialization("dlinfo SERINFO request", dlerror());
-      }
+    // Obtain search path information.
+    if (dlinfo(RTLD_SELF, RTLD_DI_SERINFO, (void *)info) == -1) {
+      FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, buf,  mtInternal);
+      FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, info, mtInternal);
+      vm_exit_during_initialization("dlinfo SERINFO request", dlerror());
+    }
 
-      path = &info->dls_serpath[0];
+    path = &info->dls_serpath[0];
 
-      // Note: Due to a legacy implementation, most of the library path
-      // is set in the launcher.  This was to accomodate linking restrictions
-      // on legacy Solaris implementations (which are no longer supported).
-      // Eventually, all the library path setting will be done here.
-      //
-      // However, to prevent the proliferation of improperly built native
-      // libraries, the new path component /usr/jdk/packages is added here.
+    // Note: Due to a legacy implementation, most of the library path
+    // is set in the launcher. This was to accomodate linking restrictions
+    // on legacy Solaris implementations (which are no longer supported).
+    // Eventually, all the library path setting will be done here.
+    //
+    // However, to prevent the proliferation of improperly built native
+    // libraries, the new path component /usr/jdk/packages is added here.
 
-      // Determine the actual CPU architecture.
-      char cpu_arch[12];
-      sysinfo(SI_ARCHITECTURE, cpu_arch, sizeof(cpu_arch));
+    // Determine the actual CPU architecture.
+    sysinfo(SI_ARCHITECTURE, cpu_arch, sizeof(cpu_arch));
 #ifdef _LP64
-      // If we are a 64-bit vm, perform the following translations:
-      //   sparc   -> sparcv9
-      //   i386    -> amd64
-      if (strcmp(cpu_arch, "sparc") == 0)
-        strcat(cpu_arch, "v9");
-      else if (strcmp(cpu_arch, "i386") == 0)
-        strcpy(cpu_arch, "amd64");
+    // If we are a 64-bit vm, perform the following translations:
+    //   sparc   -> sparcv9
+    //   i386    -> amd64
+    if (strcmp(cpu_arch, "sparc") == 0) {
+      strcat(cpu_arch, "v9");
+    } else if (strcmp(cpu_arch, "i386") == 0) {
+      strcpy(cpu_arch, "amd64");
+    }
 #endif
 
-      // Construct the invariant part of ld_library_path. Note that the
-      // space for the colon and the trailing null are provided by the
-      // nulls included by the sizeof operator.
-      size_t bufsize = sizeof(COMMON_DIR) + sizeof("/lib/") + strlen(cpu_arch);
-      common_path = malloc(bufsize);
-      if (common_path == NULL) {
-        free(info);
-        vm_exit_out_of_memory(bufsize, OOM_MALLOC_ERROR,
-                              "init_system_properties_values common_path");
-      }
-      sprintf(common_path, COMMON_DIR "/lib/%s", cpu_arch);
-
-      // struct size is more than sufficient for the path components obtained
-      // through the dlinfo() call, so only add additional space for the path
-      // components explicitly added here.
-      bufsize = info->dls_size + strlen(common_path);
-      library_path = malloc(bufsize);
-      if (library_path == NULL) {
-        free(info);
-        free(common_path);
-        vm_exit_out_of_memory(bufsize, OOM_MALLOC_ERROR,
-                              "init_system_properties_values library_path");
-      }
-      library_path[0] = '\0';
-
-      // Construct the desired Java library path from the linker's library
-      // search path.
-      //
-      // For compatibility, it is optimal that we insert the additional path
-      // components specific to the Java VM after those components specified
-      // in LD_LIBRARY_PATH (if any) but before those added by the ld.so
-      // infrastructure.
-      if (info->dls_cnt == 0) { // Not sure this can happen, but allow for it
-        strcpy(library_path, common_path);
-      } else {
-        int inserted = 0;
-        for (i = 0; i < info->dls_cnt; i++, path++) {
-          uint_t flags = path->dls_flags & LA_SER_MASK;
-          if (((flags & LA_SER_LIBPATH) == 0) && !inserted) {
-            strcat(library_path, common_path);
-            strcat(library_path, os::path_separator());
-            inserted = 1;
-          }
-          strcat(library_path, path->dls_name);
+    // Construct the invariant part of ld_library_path.
+    sprintf(common_path, SYS_EXT_DIR "/lib/%s", cpu_arch);
+
+    // Struct size is more than sufficient for the path components obtained
+    // through the dlinfo() call, so only add additional space for the path
+    // components explicitly added here.
+    size_t library_path_size = info->dls_size + strlen(common_path);
+    library_path = (char *)NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, library_path_size, mtInternal);
+    library_path[0] = '\0';
+
+    // Construct the desired Java library path from the linker's library
+    // search path.
+    //
+    // For compatibility, it is optimal that we insert the additional path
+    // components specific to the Java VM after those components specified
+    // in LD_LIBRARY_PATH (if any) but before those added by the ld.so
+    // infrastructure.
+    if (info->dls_cnt == 0) { // Not sure this can happen, but allow for it.
+      strcpy(library_path, common_path);
+    } else {
+      int inserted = 0;
+      int i;
+      for (i = 0; i < info->dls_cnt; i++, path++) {
+        uint_t flags = path->dls_flags & LA_SER_MASK;
+        if (((flags & LA_SER_LIBPATH) == 0) && !inserted) {
+          strcat(library_path, common_path);
           strcat(library_path, os::path_separator());
+          inserted = 1;
         }
-        // eliminate trailing path separator
-        library_path[strlen(library_path)-1] = '\0';
+        strcat(library_path, path->dls_name);
+        strcat(library_path, os::path_separator());
       }
+      // Eliminate trailing path separator.
+      library_path[strlen(library_path)-1] = '\0';
+    }
 
-      // happens before argument parsing - can't use a trace flag
-      // tty->print_raw("init_system_properties_values: native lib path: ");
-      // tty->print_raw_cr(library_path);
+    // happens before argument parsing - can't use a trace flag
+    // tty->print_raw("init_system_properties_values: native lib path: ");
+    // tty->print_raw_cr(library_path);
 
-      // callee copies into its own buffer
-      Arguments::set_library_path(library_path);
+    // Callee copies into its own buffer.
+    Arguments::set_library_path(library_path);
 
-      free(common_path);
-      free(library_path);
-      free(info);
-    }
+    FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, library_path, mtInternal);
+    FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, info, mtInternal);
+  }
 
-    /*
-     * Extensions directories.
-     *
-     * Note that the space for the colon and the trailing null are provided
-     * by the nulls included by the sizeof operator (so actually one byte more
-     * than necessary is allocated).
-     */
-    {
-        char *buf = (char *) malloc(strlen(Arguments::get_java_home()) +
-            sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR) + sizeof(COMMON_DIR) +
-            sizeof(EXTENSIONS_DIR));
-        sprintf(buf, "%s" EXTENSIONS_DIR ":" COMMON_DIR EXTENSIONS_DIR,
-            Arguments::get_java_home());
-        Arguments::set_ext_dirs(buf);
-    }
+  // Extensions directories.
+  sprintf(buf, "%s" EXTENSIONS_DIR ":" SYS_EXT_DIR EXTENSIONS_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
+  Arguments::set_ext_dirs(buf);
 
-    /* Endorsed standards default directory. */
-    {
-        char * buf = malloc(strlen(Arguments::get_java_home()) + sizeof(ENDORSED_DIR));
-        sprintf(buf, "%s" ENDORSED_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
-        Arguments::set_endorsed_dirs(buf);
-    }
-  }
+  // Endorsed standards default directory.
+  sprintf(buf, "%s" ENDORSED_DIR, Arguments::get_java_home());
+  Arguments::set_endorsed_dirs(buf);
 
-#undef malloc
-#undef free
-#undef getenv
+  FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, buf, mtInternal);
+
+#undef SYS_EXT_DIR
 #undef EXTENSIONS_DIR
 #undef ENDORSED_DIR
-#undef COMMON_DIR
-
 }
 
 void os::breakpoint() {