Is JNI (Java Native Interface) Known to Work in Both Directions on FreeBSD (to invoke the JVM from n

I'm having trouble using JNI software on FreeBSD.
In summary:
- I'm able to call native routines from a Java VM via JNI
- However in the other direction JNI seems not to work. I
can't create a JVM
via JNI from native software.
Admittedly, I'm using one specific software (R with rJava)
and haven't tried
running my own JNI software.

What I'm noticing is that a call to JNI_CreateJavaVM () in
/usr/local/jdk1.6.0/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so results in
SIGSYS, Bad
Sytem Call.

Here's my output from running R with rJava under gdb with a
stack backtrace.
It all seems to go pear-shaped at JNI_CreateJavaVM () :

# R -d gdb
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> library(rJava)
[New LWP 100145]
[New Thread 0x28909300 (LWP 100145)]
> .jinit() ######(calls code to invoke the JVM)
[New Thread 0x28909200 (LWP 100169)]
[New Thread 0x28909500 (LWP 100170)]
[New Thread 0x28909600 (LWP 100171)]

Program received signal SIGSYS, Bad system call.
[Switching to Thread 0x28909300 (LWP 100145)]
0x2830a86b in ksem_init () from /lib/libc.so.7
(gdb) bt
#0  0x2830a86b in ksem_init () from /lib/libc.so.7
#1  0x28300229 in sem_init () from /lib/libc.so.7
#2  0x29ab0e59 in os::signal_init_pd ()
   from /usr/local/jdk1.6.0/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
#3  0x29aaeb62 in os::signal_init ()
   from /usr/local/jdk1.6.0/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
#4  0x29b39342 in Threads::create_vm ()
   from /usr/local/jdk1.6.0/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
#5  0x299aa736 in JNI_CreateJavaVM ()
   from /usr/local/jdk1.6.0/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
#6  0xbfbfd66b in ?? ()
#7  0x00000000 in ?? ()
#8  0x00000000 in ?? ()
#9  0xbfbfd584 in ?? ()
#10 0x00000009 in ?? ()
#11 0xffffffff in ?? ()
#12 0x299a91cf in JNI_GetDefaultJavaVMInitArgs ()
   from /usr/local/jdk1.6.0/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
Previous frame inner to this frame (corrupt stack?)
(gdb)

I'm running this under a clean install of 7-Release I386:

# uname -a
FreeBSD  7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #0: Sun Feb 24
19:59:52 UTC
2008     rootlogan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC 
i386

I was getting the same result on my existing installation,
so in case it was
some mix-up with libraries I tried new installations of
7-Release and also
PCBSD-1.5 (based on 6.3), both with the same result.

I've tried Java 1.6 built from ports (usr/ports/java/jdk16)

# java -version
java version "1.6.0_03-p3"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build
1.6.0_03-p3-root_16_feb_2008_09_59-b00)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build
1.6.0_03-p3-root_16_feb_2008_09_59-b00,
mixed mode)

I've also tried Diablo-Java1.5 as follows, with exactly the
same result as
above.

# java -version
java version "1.5.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build
diablo-1.5.0-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build diablo-1.5.0_07-b01, mixed
mode)

Both jdk1.5 and jdk1.6 gave exactly the same result.

I'm going to check with the rJava developers to see if they
can assist, but
I thought I'd check on this list if there are any known
special issues to
get JNI working fully under FreeBSD (specifically to create
a JVM and use
Java objects from native software), or if it is known not to
work?

Thanks for any help

Rod.
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