--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/os.hpp	Thu Jan 19 13:26:21 2012
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/os.hpp	Thu Jan 19 13:26:17 2012
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@
   MinPriority      =  1,     // Minimum priority
   NormPriority     =  5,     // Normal (non-daemon) priority
   NearMaxPriority  =  9,     // High priority, used for VMThread
-  MaxPriority      = 10      // Highest priority, used for WatcherThread
+  MaxPriority      = 10,     // Highest priority, used for WatcherThread
                              // ensures that VMThread doesn't starve profiler
+  CriticalPriority = 11      // Critical thread priority
 };
 
 // Typedef for structured exception handling support
@@ -733,7 +734,7 @@
   // Thread priority helpers (implemented in OS-specific part)
   static OSReturn set_native_priority(Thread* thread, int native_prio);
   static OSReturn get_native_priority(const Thread* const thread, int* priority_ptr);
-  static int java_to_os_priority[MaxPriority + 1];
+  static int java_to_os_priority[CriticalPriority + 1];
   // Hint to the underlying OS that a task switch would not be good.
   // Void return because it's a hint and can fail.
   static void hint_no_preempt();