diff --git a/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/io_util.c b/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/io_util.c
index 70b20157f6e..3fb7675d277 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/io_util.c
+++ b/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/io_util.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1994, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1994, 2023, 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
@@ -204,16 +204,11 @@ writeBytes(JNIEnv *env, jobject this, jbyteArray bytes,
 void
 throwFileNotFoundException(JNIEnv *env, jstring path)
 {
-    char buf[256];
-    size_t n;
     jobject x;
-    jstring why = NULL;
+    jstring why;
 
-    n = getLastErrorString(buf, sizeof(buf));
-    if (n > 0) {
-        why = JNU_NewStringPlatform(env, buf);
-        CHECK_NULL(why);
-    }
+    why = getLastErrorString(env);
+    JNU_CHECK_EXCEPTION(env);
     x = JNU_NewObjectByName(env,
                             "java/io/FileNotFoundException",
                             "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)V",
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.c b/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.c
index a4ecbbc6cdf..d6e3176c14d 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.c
+++ b/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2023, 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
@@ -103,17 +103,13 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 JNU_ThrowByNameWithLastError(JNIEnv *env, const char *name,
                              const char *defaultDetail)
 {
-    char buf[256];
-    size_t n = getLastErrorString(buf, sizeof(buf));
+    jstring s = getLastErrorString(env);
 
-    if (n > 0) {
-        jstring s = JNU_NewStringPlatform(env, buf);
-        if (s != NULL) {
-            jobject x = JNU_NewObjectByName(env, name,
-                                            "(Ljava/lang/String;)V", s);
-            if (x != NULL) {
-                (*env)->Throw(env, x);
-            }
+    if (s != NULL) {
+        jobject x = JNU_NewObjectByName(env, name,
+                                        "(Ljava/lang/String;)V", s);
+        if (x != NULL) {
+            (*env)->Throw(env, x);
         }
     }
     if (!(*env)->ExceptionOccurred(env)) {
@@ -129,48 +125,44 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 JNU_ThrowByNameWithMessageAndLastError
   (JNIEnv *env, const char *name, const char *message)
 {
-    char buf[256];
-    size_t n = getLastErrorString(buf, sizeof(buf));
     size_t messagelen = message == NULL ? 0 : strlen(message);
 
-    if (n > 0) {
-        jstring s = JNU_NewStringPlatform(env, buf);
-        if (s != NULL) {
-            jobject x = NULL;
-            if (messagelen) {
-                jstring s2 = NULL;
-                size_t messageextlen = messagelen + 4;
-                char *str1 = (char *)malloc((messageextlen) * sizeof(char));
-                if (str1 == 0) {
-                    JNU_ThrowOutOfMemoryError(env, 0);
-                    return;
-                }
-                jio_snprintf(str1, messageextlen, " (%s)", message);
-                s2 = (*env)->NewStringUTF(env, str1);
-                free(str1);
+    jstring s = getLastErrorString(env);
+    if (s != NULL) {
+        jobject x = NULL;
+        if (messagelen > 0) {
+            jstring s2 = NULL;
+            size_t messageextlen = messagelen + 4;
+            char *str1 = (char *)malloc((messageextlen) * sizeof(char));
+            if (str1 == NULL) {
+                JNU_ThrowOutOfMemoryError(env, 0);
+                return;
+            }
+            jio_snprintf(str1, messageextlen, " (%s)", message);
+            s2 = (*env)->NewStringUTF(env, str1);
+            free(str1);
+            JNU_CHECK_EXCEPTION(env);
+            if (s2 != NULL) {
+                jstring s3 = JNU_CallMethodByName(
+                                 env, NULL, s, "concat",
+                                 "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;",
+                                 s2).l;
+                (*env)->DeleteLocalRef(env, s2);
                 JNU_CHECK_EXCEPTION(env);
-                if (s2 != NULL) {
-                    jstring s3 = JNU_CallMethodByName(
-                                     env, NULL, s, "concat",
-                                     "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;",
-                                     s2).l;
-                    (*env)->DeleteLocalRef(env, s2);
-                    JNU_CHECK_EXCEPTION(env);
-                    if (s3 != NULL) {
-                        (*env)->DeleteLocalRef(env, s);
-                        s = s3;
-                    }
+                if (s3 != NULL) {
+                    (*env)->DeleteLocalRef(env, s);
+                    s = s3;
                 }
             }
-            x = JNU_NewObjectByName(env, name, "(Ljava/lang/String;)V", s);
-            if (x != NULL) {
-                (*env)->Throw(env, x);
-            }
+        }
+        x = JNU_NewObjectByName(env, name, "(Ljava/lang/String;)V", s);
+        if (x != NULL) {
+            (*env)->Throw(env, x);
         }
     }
 
     if (!(*env)->ExceptionOccurred(env)) {
-        if (messagelen) {
+        if (messagelen > 0) {
             JNU_ThrowByName(env, name, message);
         } else {
             JNU_ThrowByName(env, name, "no further information");
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.h b/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.h
index bd815e6f1b9..4fcc50a1870 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.h
+++ b/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2023, 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
@@ -336,8 +336,7 @@ void* getProcessHandle();
 void buildJniFunctionName(const char *sym, const char *cname,
                           char *jniEntryName);
 
-JNIEXPORT size_t JNICALL
-getLastErrorString(char *buf, size_t len);
+jstring getLastErrorString(JNIEnv *env);
 
 JNIEXPORT int JNICALL
 getErrorString(int err, char *buf, size_t len);
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/native/libzip/zip_util.c b/src/java.base/share/native/libzip/zip_util.c
index f327d8fe6bd..e4daedbe873 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/native/libzip/zip_util.c
+++ b/src/java.base/share/native/libzip/zip_util.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1995, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1995, 2023, 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
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ addMetaName(jzfile *zip, const char *name, int length)
 static void
 freeMetaNames(jzfile *zip)
 {
-    if (zip->metanames) {
+    if (zip->metanames != NULL) {
         jint i;
         for (i = 0; i < zip->metacount; i++)
             free(zip->metanames[i]);
@@ -764,7 +764,8 @@ readCEN(jzfile *zip, jint knownTotal)
  * Opens a zip file with the specified mode. Returns the jzfile object
  * or NULL if an error occurred. If a zip error occurred then *pmsg will
  * be set to the error message text if pmsg != 0. Otherwise, *pmsg will be
- * set to NULL. Caller is responsible to free the error message.
+ * set to NULL. Caller doesn't need to free the error message.
+ * The error message, if set, points to a static thread-safe buffer.
  */
 jzfile *
 ZIP_Open_Generic(const char *name, char **pmsg, int mode, jlong lastModified)
@@ -790,7 +791,7 @@ ZIP_Open_Generic(const char *name, char **pmsg, int mode, jlong lastModified)
  * zip files, or NULL if the file is not in the cache.  If the name is longer
  * than PATH_MAX or a zip error occurred then *pmsg will be set to the error
  * message text if pmsg != 0. Otherwise, *pmsg will be set to NULL. Caller
- * is responsible to free the error message.
+ * doesn't need to free the error message.
  */
 jzfile *
 ZIP_Get_From_Cache(const char *name, char **pmsg, jlong lastModified)
@@ -803,13 +804,13 @@ ZIP_Get_From_Cache(const char *name, char **pmsg, jlong lastModified)
     }
 
     /* Clear zip error message */
-    if (pmsg != 0) {
+    if (pmsg != NULL) {
         *pmsg = NULL;
     }
 
     if (strlen(name) >= PATH_MAX) {
-        if (pmsg) {
-            *pmsg = strdup("zip file name too long");
+        if (pmsg != NULL) {
+            *pmsg = "zip file name too long";
         }
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -834,7 +835,7 @@ ZIP_Get_From_Cache(const char *name, char **pmsg, jlong lastModified)
  * Reads data from the given file descriptor to create a jzfile, puts the
  * jzfile in a cache, and returns that jzfile.  Returns NULL in case of error.
  * If a zip error occurs, then *pmsg will be set to the error message text if
- * pmsg != 0. Otherwise, *pmsg will be set to NULL. Caller is responsible to
+ * pmsg != 0. Otherwise, *pmsg will be set to NULL. Caller doesn't need to
  * free the error message.
  */
 
@@ -863,8 +864,8 @@ ZIP_Put_In_Cache0(const char *name, ZFILE zfd, char **pmsg, jlong lastModified,
     zip->lastModified = lastModified;
 
     if (zfd == -1) {
-        if (pmsg && getLastErrorString(errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)) > 0)
-            *pmsg = strdup(errbuf);
+        if (pmsg != NULL)
+            *pmsg = "ZFILE_Open failed";
         freeZip(zip);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -877,12 +878,12 @@ ZIP_Put_In_Cache0(const char *name, ZFILE zfd, char **pmsg, jlong lastModified,
     len = zip->len = IO_Lseek(zfd, 0, SEEK_END);
     if (len <= 0) {
         if (len == 0) { /* zip file is empty */
-            if (pmsg) {
-                *pmsg = strdup("zip file is empty");
+            if (pmsg != NULL) {
+                *pmsg = "zip file is empty";
             }
         } else { /* error */
-            if (pmsg && getLastErrorString(errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)) > 0)
-                *pmsg = strdup(errbuf);
+            if (pmsg != NULL)
+                *pmsg = "IO_Lseek failed";
         }
         ZFILE_Close(zfd);
         freeZip(zip);
@@ -892,10 +893,9 @@ ZIP_Put_In_Cache0(const char *name, ZFILE zfd, char **pmsg, jlong lastModified,
     zip->zfd = zfd;
     if (readCEN(zip, -1) < 0) {
         /* An error occurred while trying to read the zip file */
-        if (pmsg != 0) {
+        if (pmsg != NULL) {
             /* Set the zip error message */
-            if (zip->msg != NULL)
-                *pmsg = strdup(zip->msg);
+            *pmsg = zip->msg;
         }
         freeZip(zip);
         return NULL;
@@ -918,10 +918,6 @@ JNIEXPORT jzfile *
 ZIP_Open(const char *name, char **pmsg)
 {
     jzfile *file = ZIP_Open_Generic(name, pmsg, O_RDONLY, 0);
-    if (file == NULL && pmsg != NULL && *pmsg != NULL) {
-        free(*pmsg);
-        *pmsg = "Zip file open error";
-    }
     return file;
 }
 
@@ -1138,8 +1134,8 @@ ZIP_FreeEntry(jzfile *jz, jzentry *ze)
     if (last != NULL) {
         /* Free the previously cached jzentry */
         free(last->name);
-        if (last->extra)   free(last->extra);
-        if (last->comment) free(last->comment);
+        free(last->extra);
+        free(last->comment);
         free(last);
     }
 }
@@ -1517,7 +1513,7 @@ ZIP_ReadEntry(jzfile *zip, jzentry *entry, unsigned char *buf, char *entryname)
             msg = zip->msg;
             ZIP_Unlock(zip);
             if (n == -1) {
-                if (msg == 0) {
+                if (msg == NULL) {
                     getErrorString(errno, tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
                     msg = tmpbuf;
                 }
@@ -1534,7 +1530,7 @@ ZIP_ReadEntry(jzfile *zip, jzentry *entry, unsigned char *buf, char *entryname)
             if ((msg == NULL) || (*msg == 0)) {
                 msg = zip->msg;
             }
-            if (msg == 0) {
+            if (msg == NULL) {
                 getErrorString(errno, tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
                 msg = tmpbuf;
             }
@@ -1554,7 +1550,7 @@ ZIP_InflateFully(void *inBuf, jlong inLen, void *outBuf, jlong outLen, char **pm
     z_stream strm;
     memset(&strm, 0, sizeof(z_stream));
 
-    *pmsg = 0; /* Reset error message */
+    *pmsg = NULL; /* Reset error message */
 
     if (inflateInit2(&strm, MAX_WBITS) != Z_OK) {
         *pmsg = strm.msg;
diff --git a/src/java.base/unix/native/libjava/jni_util_md.c b/src/java.base/unix/native/libjava/jni_util_md.c
index 460503cd794..32b477aa7ac 100644
--- a/src/java.base/unix/native/libjava/jni_util_md.c
+++ b/src/java.base/unix/native/libjava/jni_util_md.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2008, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, 2023, 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
@@ -60,12 +60,13 @@ void buildJniFunctionName(const char *sym, const char *cname,
     }
 }
 
-JNIEXPORT size_t JNICALL
-getLastErrorString(char *buf, size_t len)
+jstring
+getLastErrorString(JNIEnv *env)
 {
-    if (errno == 0 || len < 1) return 0;
-    getErrorString(errno, buf, len);
-    return strlen(buf);
+    char buf[256] = {0};
+    if (errno == 0) return NULL;
+    getErrorString(errno, buf, sizeof(buf));
+    return (buf[0] != 0) ? JNU_NewStringPlatform(env, buf) : NULL;
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT int JNICALL
diff --git a/src/java.base/windows/native/libjava/jni_util_md.c b/src/java.base/windows/native/libjava/jni_util_md.c
index 9ed2d384aed..9c64a339aad 100644
--- a/src/java.base/windows/native/libjava/jni_util_md.c
+++ b/src/java.base/windows/native/libjava/jni_util_md.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2004, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004, 2023, 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
@@ -63,34 +63,34 @@ void buildJniFunctionName(const char *sym, const char *cname,
     return;
 }
 
-JNIEXPORT size_t JNICALL
-getLastErrorString(char *buf, size_t len) {
+jstring
+getLastErrorString(JNIEnv *env) {
 
+#define BUFSIZE 256
     DWORD errval;
+    WCHAR buf[BUFSIZE];
 
     if ((errval = GetLastError()) != 0) {
         // DOS error
-        size_t n = (size_t)FormatMessage(
+        jsize n = FormatMessageW(
                 FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM|FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS,
                 NULL,
                 errval,
                 0,
                 buf,
-                (DWORD)len,
+                BUFSIZE,
                 NULL);
         if (n > 3) {
             // Drop final '.', CR, LF
-            if (buf[n - 1] == '\n') n--;
-            if (buf[n - 1] == '\r') n--;
-            if (buf[n - 1] == '.') n--;
-            buf[n] = '\0';
+            if (buf[n - 1] == L'\n') n--;
+            if (buf[n - 1] == L'\r') n--;
+            if (buf[n - 1] == L'.') n--;
+            buf[n] = L'\0';
         }
-        return n;
+        jstring s = (*env)->NewString(env, buf, n);
+        return s;
     }
-
-    // C runtime error that has no corresponding DOS error code
-    if (errno == 0 || len < 1) return 0;
-    return strerror_s(buf, len, errno);
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT int JNICALL
diff --git a/src/java.base/windows/native/libnio/ch/FileDispatcherImpl.c b/src/java.base/windows/native/libnio/ch/FileDispatcherImpl.c
index fb0e61642a9..91effcf0bd0 100644
--- a/src/java.base/windows/native/libnio/ch/FileDispatcherImpl.c
+++ b/src/java.base/windows/native/libnio/ch/FileDispatcherImpl.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2023, 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
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Java_sun_nio_ch_FileDispatcherImpl_read0(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jobject fdo,
     HANDLE h = (HANDLE)(handleval(env, fdo));
 
     if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-        JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithLastError(env, "Invalid handle");
+        JNU_ThrowIOException(env, "Invalid handle");
         return IOS_THROWN;
     }
     result = ReadFile(h,          /* File handle to read */
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Java_sun_nio_ch_FileDispatcherImpl_readv0(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jobject fdo
     HANDLE h = (HANDLE)(handleval(env, fdo));
 
     if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-        JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithLastError(env, "Invalid handle");
+        JNU_ThrowIOException(env, "Invalid handle");
         return IOS_THROWN;
     }
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Java_sun_nio_ch_FileDispatcherImpl_pread0(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jobject fdo
     OVERLAPPED ov;
 
     if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-        JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithLastError(env, "Invalid handle");
+        JNU_ThrowIOException(env, "Invalid handle");
         return IOS_THROWN;
     }
 
@@ -199,9 +199,12 @@ Java_sun_nio_ch_FileDispatcherImpl_write0(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jobject fdo
                            len,              /* number of bytes to write */
                            &written,         /* receives number of bytes written */
                            lpOv);            /* overlapped struct */
+    } else {
+        JNU_ThrowIOException(env, "Invalid handle");
+        return IOS_THROWN;
     }
 
-    if ((h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) || (result == 0)) {
+    if (result == 0) {
         JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithLastError(env, "Write failed");
         return IOS_THROWN;
     }
@@ -248,9 +251,12 @@ Java_sun_nio_ch_FileDispatcherImpl_writev0(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jobject fd
                 break;
             }
         }
+    } else {
+        JNU_ThrowIOException(env, "Invalid handle");
+        return IOS_THROWN;
     }
 
-    if ((h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) || (result == 0)) {
+    if (result == 0) {
         JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithLastError(env, "Write failed");
         return IOS_THROWN;
     }
@@ -268,6 +274,10 @@ Java_sun_nio_ch_FileDispatcherImpl_pwrite0(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jobject fd
     LARGE_INTEGER currPos;
     OVERLAPPED ov;
 
+    if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+        JNU_ThrowIOException(env, "Invalid handle");
+        return IOS_THROWN;
+    }
     currPos.QuadPart = 0;
     result = SetFilePointerEx(h, currPos, &currPos, FILE_CURRENT);
     if (result == 0) {
@@ -285,7 +295,7 @@ Java_sun_nio_ch_FileDispatcherImpl_pwrite0(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jobject fd
                        &written,         /* receives number of bytes written */
                        &ov);             /* position to write at */
 
-    if ((h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) || (result == 0)) {
+    if (result == 0) {
         JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithLastError(env, "Write failed");
         return IOS_THROWN;
     }
@@ -341,7 +351,7 @@ Java_sun_nio_ch_FileDispatcherImpl_force0(JNIEnv *env, jobject this,
             }
         }
     } else {
-        JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithLastError(env, "Force failed");
+        JNU_ThrowIOException(env, "Invalid handle");
         return IOS_THROWN;
     }
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/native/libsaproc/sadis.c b/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/native/libsaproc/sadis.c
index 846ea3b1b0a..62f6303c32b 100644
--- a/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/native/libsaproc/sadis.c
+++ b/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/native/libsaproc/sadis.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2023, 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
@@ -82,11 +82,9 @@ JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_sun_jvm_hotspot_asm_Disassembler_load_1library(JNIE
                                                                            jclass disclass,
                                                                            jstring libname_s) {
   uintptr_t func = 0;
-  const char *error_message = NULL;
   const char *libname = NULL;
 
 #ifdef _WINDOWS
-  char buffer[JVM_MAXPATHLEN];
   HINSTANCE hsdis_handle = (HINSTANCE) NULL;
 #else
   void* hsdis_handle = NULL;
@@ -104,8 +102,7 @@ JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_sun_jvm_hotspot_asm_Disassembler_load_1library(JNIE
     func = (uintptr_t)GetProcAddress(hsdis_handle, "decode_instructions_virtual");
   }
   if (func == 0) {
-    getLastErrorString(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
-    error_message = buffer;
+    JNU_ThrowByNameWithLastError(env, "sun/jvm/hotspot/debugger/DebuggerException", "GetProcAddress failed");
   }
 #else
   hsdis_handle = dlopen(libname, RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_GLOBAL);
@@ -113,24 +110,11 @@ JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_sun_jvm_hotspot_asm_Disassembler_load_1library(JNIE
     func = (uintptr_t)dlsym(hsdis_handle, "decode_instructions_virtual");
   }
   if (func == 0) {
-    error_message = dlerror();
+    JNU_ThrowByName(env, "sun/jvm/hotspot/debugger/DebuggerException", dlerror());
   }
 #endif
 
   (*env)->ReleaseStringUTFChars(env, libname_s, libname);
-
-  if (func == 0) {
-    /* Couldn't find entry point.  error_message should contain some
-     * platform dependent error message.
-     */
-    jstring s = JNU_NewStringPlatform(env, error_message);
-    if (s != NULL) {
-      jobject x = JNU_NewObjectByName(env, "sun/jvm/hotspot/debugger/DebuggerException", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V", s);
-      if (x != NULL) {
-        (*env)->Throw(env, x);
-      }
-    }
-  }
   return (jlong)func;
 }