diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compilerThread.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compilerThread.cpp
index 47e3f5a6f49..e212200a47c 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compilerThread.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compilerThread.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 // Create a CompilerThread
 CompilerThread::CompilerThread(CompileQueue* queue,
                                CompilerCounters* counters)
-                               : JavaThread(&CompilerThread::thread_entry) {
+  : JavaThread(&CompilerThread::thread_entry, 0, mtCompiler) {
   _env   = nullptr;
   _log   = nullptr;
   _task  = nullptr;
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ CompilerThread::CompilerThread(CompileQueue* queue,
   _compiler = nullptr;
   _arena_stat = CompilationMemoryStatistic::enabled() ? new ArenaStatCounter : nullptr;
 
-  // Compiler uses resource area for compilation, let's bias it to mtCompiler
-  resource_area()->bias_to(mtCompiler);
-
 #ifndef PRODUCT
   _ideal_graph_printer = nullptr;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/memory/arena.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/memory/arena.cpp
index 6faffe0d20b..0399c6922e3 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/memory/arena.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/memory/arena.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,12 @@ void Chunk::next_chop(Chunk* k) {
   k->_next = nullptr;
 }
 
-Arena::Arena(MEMFLAGS flag, Tag tag, size_t init_size) : _flags(flag), _tag(tag), _size_in_bytes(0)  {
+Arena::Arena(MEMFLAGS flag, Tag tag, size_t init_size) :
+  _flags(flag), _tag(tag),
+  _size_in_bytes(0),
+  _first(nullptr), _chunk(nullptr),
+  _hwm(nullptr), _max(nullptr)
+{
   init_size = ARENA_ALIGN(init_size);
   _chunk = ChunkPool::allocate_chunk(init_size, AllocFailStrategy::EXIT_OOM);
   _first = _chunk;
@@ -219,15 +224,6 @@ Arena::Arena(MEMFLAGS flag, Tag tag, size_t init_size) : _flags(flag), _tag(tag)
   set_size_in_bytes(init_size);
 }
 
-Arena::Arena(MEMFLAGS flag, Tag tag) : _flags(flag), _tag(tag), _size_in_bytes(0) {
-  _chunk = ChunkPool::allocate_chunk(Chunk::init_size, AllocFailStrategy::EXIT_OOM);
-  _first = _chunk;
-  _hwm = _chunk->bottom();      // Save the cached hwm, max
-  _max = _chunk->top();
-  MemTracker::record_new_arena(flag);
-  set_size_in_bytes(Chunk::init_size);
-}
-
 Arena::~Arena() {
   destruct_contents();
   MemTracker::record_arena_free(_flags);
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/memory/arena.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/memory/arena.hpp
index ed441eca851..1ca8a787825 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/memory/arena.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/memory/arena.hpp
@@ -94,21 +94,23 @@ public:
     tag_node  // C2 Node arena
   };
 
+private:
+  const MEMFLAGS _flags;        // Memory tracking flags
+  const Tag _tag;
+  size_t _size_in_bytes;        // Size of arena (used for native memory tracking)
+
 protected:
   friend class HandleMark;
   friend class NoHandleMark;
   friend class VMStructs;
 
-  MEMFLAGS    _flags;           // Memory tracking flags
-  const Tag _tag;
-  uint32_t _init_size;
   Chunk* _first;                // First chunk
   Chunk* _chunk;                // current chunk
   char* _hwm;                   // High water mark
   char* _max;                   // and max in current chunk
+
   // Get a new Chunk of at least size x
   void* grow(size_t x, AllocFailType alloc_failmode = AllocFailStrategy::EXIT_OOM);
-  size_t _size_in_bytes;        // Size of arena (used for native memory tracking)
 
   void* internal_amalloc(size_t x, AllocFailType alloc_failmode = AllocFailStrategy::EXIT_OOM)  {
     assert(is_aligned(x, BytesPerWord), "misaligned size");
@@ -124,8 +126,7 @@ protected:
  public:
   // Start the chunk_pool cleaner task
   static void start_chunk_pool_cleaner_task();
-  Arena(MEMFLAGS memflag, Tag tag = Tag::tag_other);
-  Arena(MEMFLAGS memflag, Tag tag, size_t init_size);
+  Arena(MEMFLAGS memflag, Tag tag = Tag::tag_other, size_t init_size = Chunk::init_size);
   ~Arena();
   void  destruct_contents();
   char* hwm() const             { return _hwm; }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/memory/resourceArea.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/memory/resourceArea.cpp
index 409460709e4..d5a7513ba19 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/memory/resourceArea.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/memory/resourceArea.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -30,17 +30,6 @@
 #include "runtime/javaThread.hpp"
 #include "utilities/vmError.hpp"
 
-void ResourceArea::bias_to(MEMFLAGS new_flags) {
-  if (new_flags != _flags) {
-    size_t size = size_in_bytes();
-    MemTracker::record_arena_size_change(-ssize_t(size), _flags);
-    MemTracker::record_arena_free(_flags);
-    MemTracker::record_new_arena(new_flags);
-    MemTracker::record_arena_size_change(ssize_t(size), new_flags);
-    _flags = new_flags;
-  }
-}
-
 #ifdef ASSERT
 
 ResourceMark::ResourceMark(ResourceArea* area, Thread* thread) :
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/memory/resourceArea.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/memory/resourceArea.hpp
index ba294e33eff..5fd376068c5 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/memory/resourceArea.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/memory/resourceArea.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ public:
 
   char* allocate_bytes(size_t size, AllocFailType alloc_failmode = AllocFailStrategy::EXIT_OOM);
 
-  // Bias this resource area to specific memory type
-  // (by default, ResourceArea is tagged as mtThread, per-thread general purpose storage)
-  void bias_to(MEMFLAGS flags);
-
   DEBUG_ONLY(int nesting() const { return _nesting; })
 
   // Capture the state of a ResourceArea needed by a ResourceMark for
@@ -81,7 +77,7 @@ public:
       _chunk(area->_chunk),
       _hwm(area->_hwm),
       _max(area->_max),
-      _size_in_bytes(area->_size_in_bytes)
+      _size_in_bytes(area->size_in_bytes())
       DEBUG_ONLY(COMMA _nesting(area->_nesting))
     {}
   };
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/prims/jni.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/prims/jni.cpp
index b6a4443a8c7..ae040d66138 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/prims/jni.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/prims/jni.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
  * Copyright (c) 2021, Azul Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
@@ -3775,7 +3775,7 @@ static jint attach_current_thread(JavaVM *vm, void **penv, void *_args, bool dae
 
   // Create a thread and mark it as attaching so it will be skipped by the
   // ThreadsListEnumerator - see CR 6404306
-  JavaThread* thread = new JavaThread(true);
+  JavaThread* thread = JavaThread::create_attaching_thread();
 
   // Set correct safepoint info. The thread is going to call into Java when
   // initializing the Java level thread object. Hence, the correct state must
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handles.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handles.hpp
index 7865d32bef2..39e59cc1ef0 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handles.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handles.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class HandleArea: public Arena {
   HandleArea* _prev;          // link to outer (older) area
  public:
   // Constructor
-  HandleArea(HandleArea* prev) : Arena(mtThread, Tag::tag_ha, Chunk::tiny_size) {
+  HandleArea(MEMFLAGS flags, HandleArea* prev) : Arena(flags, Tag::tag_ha, Chunk::tiny_size) {
     debug_only(_handle_mark_nesting    = 0);
     debug_only(_no_handle_mark_nesting = 0);
     _prev = prev;
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.cpp
index 70bb47c213c..a3eef07ba0a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.cpp
@@ -409,9 +409,9 @@ void JavaThread::check_for_valid_safepoint_state() {
 
 // A JavaThread is a normal Java thread
 
-JavaThread::JavaThread() :
+JavaThread::JavaThread(MEMFLAGS flags) :
+  Thread(flags),
   // Initialize fields
-
   _on_thread_list(false),
   DEBUG_ONLY(_java_call_counter(0) COMMA)
   _entry_point(nullptr),
@@ -525,13 +525,12 @@ JavaThread::JavaThread() :
   assert(deferred_card_mark().is_empty(), "Default MemRegion ctor");
 }
 
-JavaThread::JavaThread(bool is_attaching_via_jni) : JavaThread() {
-  if (is_attaching_via_jni) {
-    _jni_attach_state = _attaching_via_jni;
-  }
+JavaThread* JavaThread::create_attaching_thread() {
+  JavaThread* jt = new JavaThread();
+  jt->_jni_attach_state = _attaching_via_jni;
+  return jt;
 }
 
-
 // interrupt support
 
 void JavaThread::interrupt() {
@@ -634,8 +633,7 @@ void JavaThread::block_if_vm_exited() {
   }
 }
 
-JavaThread::JavaThread(ThreadFunction entry_point, size_t stack_sz) : JavaThread() {
-  _jni_attach_state = _not_attaching_via_jni;
+JavaThread::JavaThread(ThreadFunction entry_point, size_t stack_sz, MEMFLAGS flags) : JavaThread(flags) {
   set_entry_point(entry_point);
   // Create the native thread itself.
   // %note runtime_23
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.hpp
index 2541aaded00..755a8268864 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.hpp
@@ -478,11 +478,13 @@ private:
 
  public:
   // Constructor
-  JavaThread();                            // delegating constructor
-  JavaThread(bool is_attaching_via_jni);   // for main thread and JNI attached threads
-  JavaThread(ThreadFunction entry_point, size_t stack_size = 0);
+  JavaThread(MEMFLAGS flags = mtThread);   // delegating constructor
+  JavaThread(ThreadFunction entry_point, size_t stack_size = 0, MEMFLAGS flags = mtThread);
   ~JavaThread();
 
+  // Factory method to create a new JavaThread whose attach state is "is attaching"
+  static JavaThread* create_attaching_thread();
+
 #ifdef ASSERT
   // verify this JavaThread hasn't be published in the Threads::list yet
   void verify_not_published();
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.inline.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.inline.hpp
index 7b1ad7e17e1..a51a30ae577 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.inline.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2021, Azul Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.cpp
index d98fcf6f664..e72077adabf 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ THREAD_LOCAL Thread* Thread::_thr_current = nullptr;
 
 DEBUG_ONLY(Thread* Thread::_starting_thread = nullptr;)
 
-Thread::Thread() {
+Thread::Thread(MEMFLAGS flags) {
 
   DEBUG_ONLY(_run_state = PRE_CALL_RUN;)
 
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ Thread::Thread() {
 
   // allocated data structures
   set_osthread(nullptr);
-  set_resource_area(new (mtThread)ResourceArea());
+  set_resource_area(new (flags) ResourceArea(flags));
   DEBUG_ONLY(_current_resource_mark = nullptr;)
-  set_handle_area(new (mtThread) HandleArea(nullptr));
+  set_handle_area(new (flags) HandleArea(flags, nullptr));
   set_metadata_handles(new (mtClass) GrowableArray<Metadata*>(30, mtClass));
   set_last_handle_mark(nullptr);
   DEBUG_ONLY(_missed_ic_stub_refill_verifier = nullptr);
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.hpp
index 44c845986f3..e9fee4d113a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2021, Azul Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class Thread: public ThreadShadow {
                                                  // is waiting to lock
  public:
   // Constructor
-  Thread();
+  Thread(MEMFLAGS flag = mtThread);
   virtual ~Thread() = 0;        // Thread is abstract.
 
   // Manage Thread::current()