8373246: JDK-8351842 broke native debugging on Linux

[RealCLanger]

Hi all,

This pull request contains a backport of JDK-8373246, commit b5ac8f83 from the openjdk/jdk repository.

The commit being backported was authored by Christoph Langer on 19 Dec 2025 and was reviewed by Erik Joelsson and Thomas Stuefe.

Thanks!

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Issue

• JDK-8373246: JDK-8351842 broke native debugging on Linux (Bug - P2)

Reviewers

• Erik Joelsson (@erikj79 - Reviewer)

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8373246: JDK-8351842 broke native debugging on Linux

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[openjdk]

This backport pull request has now been updated with issue from the original commit.

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[erikj79]

I will approve this later today when I've verified that the original change didn't cause any issues in our mainline CI.

[RealCLanger]

I will approve this later today when I've verified that the original change didn't cause any issues in our mainline CI.

Sure, no need to rush, I'll also give it some time to bake in our CI.