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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-8179011

Can not display thread name in Linux top command column

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    • linux

      FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
      java version "1.8.0_131"
      Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_131-b11)
      Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.131-b11, mixed mode)

      ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.6 (Santiago)

      A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
      Jdk 1.8 can not display any thread name in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.6.

      REGRESSION. Last worked in version 6u45

      STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
      Step1:Compile program
        javac Test.java
      Step2: Run program
        java Test
      Step3: Find process id
        ps -ef|grep java
      Step4:Display process thread detail
       top -Hp <process id from step 3>


      EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
      EXPECTED -
      In top command screen shows thread name "name for test" in "COMMAND" column
      ACTUAL -
      In top command screen shows thread name "java" in "COMMAND" column.
      Any thread name is lost

      REPRODUCIBILITY :
      This bug can be reproduced always.

      ---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
      Test.java

      public class Test
      {
              public static void main(String [] argv)
              {
                      new Thread("name for test"){
                              public void run()
                              {
                                      while(true){
                                      try
                                      {
                                              for(int i = 0; i < 10000000; i ++);
                                              Thread.sleep(1000);
                                      }
                                      catch(Exception e)
                                      {
                                      }
                                      }
                              }
                      }.start();
              }
      }
      ---------- END SOURCE ----------

            psonal Pallavi Sonal (Inactive)
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