diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
index 360f7cfddb6..869e3fd93e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
@@ -101,18 +101,16 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
 
       - name: 'Pack bundles'
-        if: matrix.debug-level == 'release'
         run: |
-          tar czf CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}.tar.gz -C output CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}
-          tar czf CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_jvm_patch_${{ inputs.platform }}.tar.gz -C output/CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_jvm_patch_${{ inputs.platform }} .
+          tar czf CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}_${{ matrix.debug-level }}.tar.gz -C output CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}
+          tar czf CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_jvm_patch_${{ inputs.platform }}_${{ matrix.debug-level }}.tar.gz -C output/CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_jvm_patch_${{ inputs.platform }} .
         shell: bash
 
       - name: 'Upload bundles'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        if: matrix.debug-level == 'release'
         with:
-          name: CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}.tar.gz
-          path: CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}.tar.gz
+          name: CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}_${{ matrix.debug-level }}.tar.gz
+          path: CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}_${{ matrix.debug-level }}.tar.gz
           retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
           overwrite: true
@@ -121,8 +119,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: matrix.debug-level == 'release'
         with:
-          name: CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_jvm_patch_${{ inputs.platform }}.tar.gz
-          path: CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_jvm_patch_${{ inputs.platform }}.tar.gz
+          name: CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_jvm_patch_${{ inputs.platform }}_${{ matrix.debug-level }}.tar.gz
+          path: CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_jvm_patch_${{ inputs.platform }}_${{ matrix.debug-level }}.tar.gz
           retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error
           overwrite: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gtest-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/gtest-linux.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68e0ac4ea44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/gtest-linux.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+# This project is a modified version of OpenJDK, licensed under GPL v2.
+# Modifications Copyright (C) 2025 ByteDance Inc.
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2022, 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
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+# particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+# by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+#
+# This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+# accompanied this code).
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+# 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+# or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+# questions.
+#
+
+name: 'GTest (linux)'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      platform:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      runs-on:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      debug-levels:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: '[ "fastdebug", "release" ]'
+      apt-gcc-version:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      apt-architecture:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      apt-extra-packages:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  gtest-linux:
+    name: gtest
+    runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        debug-level: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.debug-levels) }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Checkout the JDK source'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: 'Determine version'
+        id: version
+        run: echo "::set-output name=version::$(cat ./cvm/conf/version)"
+
+      - name: 'Set architecture'
+        id: arch
+        run: |
+          # Set a proper suffix for packages if using a different architecture
+          if [[ '${{ inputs.apt-architecture }}' != '' ]]; then
+            echo 'suffix=:${{ inputs.apt-architecture }}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      # Upgrading apt to solve libc6 installation bugs, see JDK-8260460.
+      - name: 'Install toolchain and dependencies'
+        run: |
+          # Install dependencies using apt-get
+          if [[ '${{ inputs.apt-architecture }}' != '' ]]; then
+            sudo dpkg --add-architecture ${{ inputs.apt-architecture }}
+          fi
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade apt
+          sudo apt-get install gcc-${{ inputs.apt-gcc-version }} g++-${{ inputs.apt-gcc-version }} libxrandr-dev${{ steps.arch.outputs.suffix }} libxtst-dev${{ steps.arch.outputs.suffix }} libcups2-dev${{ steps.arch.outputs.suffix }} libasound2-dev${{ steps.arch.outputs.suffix }} ${{ inputs.apt-extra-packages }}
+          sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-${{ inputs.apt-gcc-version }} 100 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-${{ inputs.apt-gcc-version }}
+
+      - name: 'Build'
+        run: |
+          make -f cvm.mk build_gtest_hotspot17 MODE=${{ matrix.debug-level}} SKIP_BUILD=true
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: 'Get bundles'
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}_${{ matrix.debug-level }}.tar.gz
+          path: .
+
+      - name: 'Unpack bundles'
+        run: |
+          rm -rf gtest-jdk
+          mkdir gtest-jdk
+          tar xzvf CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}_${{ matrix.debug-level }}.tar.gz -C gtest-jdk --strip-components=1
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: 'Run gtests'
+        run: |
+          make -f cvm.mk test_gtest_hotspot17 MODE=${{ matrix.debug-level}} SKIP_BUILD=true HOTSPOT_GTEST_JDKDIR=${PWD}/gtest-jdk
+        shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index b1cabfdac8c..53ce93027db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -132,6 +132,30 @@ jobs:
     # The linux-aarch64 jdk bundle is used as buildjdk for the cross-compile job
     if: needs.select.outputs.linux-aarch64 == 'true' || needs.select.outputs.linux-cross-compile == 'true'
 
+  ###
+  ### GTest jobs
+  ###
+
+  gtest-linux-x64:
+    name: linux-x64
+    needs:
+      - build-linux-x64
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/gtest-linux.yml
+    with:
+      platform: linux_x64
+      apt-gcc-version: '9'
+      runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+  gtest-linux-aarch64:
+    name: linux-aarch64
+    needs:
+      - build-linux-aarch64
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/gtest-linux.yml
+    with:
+      platform: linux_aarch64
+      apt-gcc-version: '9'
+      runs-on: ubuntu-22.04-arm
+
   ###
   ### Test jobs
   ###
@@ -165,8 +189,10 @@ jobs:
     if: always()
     needs:
       - build-linux-x64
+      - gtest-linux-x64
       - test-linux-x64
       - build-linux-aarch64
+      - gtest-linux-aarch64
       - test-linux-aarch64
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-cvm8+17.yml b/.github/workflows/test-cvm8+17.yml
index 15ed830a499..bd1aabcfd47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-cvm8+17.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-cvm8+17.yml
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Get bundles'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}.tar.gz
+          name: CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}_${{ inputs.debug-level }}.tar.gz
           path: .
 
       - name: 'Unpack bundles'
         run: |
           rm -rf cvm/build/jdk8
           mkdir -p cvm/build/jdk8
-          tar xzvf CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}.tar.gz -C cvm/build/jdk8 --strip-components=1
+          tar xzvf CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_${{ inputs.platform }}_${{ inputs.debug-level }}.tar.gz -C cvm/build/jdk8 --strip-components=1
         shell: bash
 
       - name: 'Run tests'
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Get bundles jvm patch'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_jvm_patch_${{ inputs.platform }}.tar.gz
+          name: CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_jvm_patch_${{ inputs.platform }}_${{ inputs.debug-level }}.tar.gz
           path: .
 
       - name: 'Run sanity test jvm patch'
         run: |
           wget -nc https://github.com/adoptium/temurin8-binaries/releases/download/jdk8u372-b07/OpenJDK8U-jdk_${{ inputs.arch }}_linux_hotspot_8u372b07.tar.gz
           tar xzf OpenJDK8U-jdk_${{ inputs.arch }}_linux_hotspot_8u372b07.tar.gz
-          tar xzf CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_jvm_patch_${{ inputs.platform }}.tar.gz -C jdk8u372-b07/
+          tar xzf CompoundVM_${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}_jvm_patch_${{ inputs.platform }}_${{ inputs.debug-level }}.tar.gz -C jdk8u372-b07/
           jdk8u372-b07/bin/java -version 2>&1 | grep "CompoundVM"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/cvm.mk b/cvm.mk
index 3a74743f4e3..2c7c118fad0 100644
--- a/cvm.mk
+++ b/cvm.mk
@@ -238,26 +238,102 @@ build_jdk8u: -bootstrap $(JDK8_JDK_SRC)
 		[[ $$? -eq 0 ]] || exit 127; \
 	}
 
+# configure for jdk17u
+# $1 extra configure options
+define configure_jdk17u
+	bash configure \
+		--with-debug-level=$(MODE) \
+		--with-boot-jdk=$(BOOTJDK17) \
+		--with-hotspot-target-classlib=8 \
+		--with-vendor-name="ByteDance" \
+		--with-vendor-url="https://github.com/bytedance/CompoundVM" \
+		--with-vendor-bug-url="https://github.com/bytedance/CompoundVM/issues" \
+		--with-vendor-vm-bug-url="https://github.com/bytedance/CompoundVM/issues" \
+		--without-version-pre \
+		--without-version-opt \
+		--with-cvm-version-string=$(VERSION) \
+		--with-vendor-name="CompoundVM" \
+		$(1)
+endef
+
 # compile hotspot and java.base from jdk17u
 build_jdk17u: -bootstrap
 	{ \
 		if [[ "x$$(find ./build -type f -name config.log | grep $(MODE))" = "x" ]]; then \
-			bash configure --with-debug-level=$(MODE) \
-											--with-boot-jdk=$(BOOTJDK17) \
-											--with-hotspot-target-classlib=8 \
-											--with-vendor-name="ByteDance" \
-											--with-vendor-url="https://github.com/bytedance/CompoundVM" \
-											--with-vendor-bug-url="https://github.com/bytedance/CompoundVM/issues" \
-											--with-vendor-vm-bug-url="https://github.com/bytedance/CompoundVM/issues" \
-											--without-version-pre \
-											--without-version-opt \
-											--with-cvm-version-string=$(VERSION) \
-											--with-vendor-name="CompoundVM" \
-											; \
+			$(call configure_jdk17u) ; \
 		fi; \
 	}
 	make $(JDK_MAKE_OPTS) CONF=linux-$(CVM_ARCH)-server-$(MODE) hotspot jdk.jdwp.agent
 
+GTEST_VERSION ?= $(shell sed -n 's/^GTEST_VERSION=//p' $(WORKSPACE)/make/conf/github-actions.conf | head -n 1)
+GTEST_ROOT := $(WORKSPACE)/.gtest
+GTEST_ARCHIVE := $(GTEST_ROOT)/release-$(GTEST_VERSION).tar.gz
+GTEST_URL := https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/refs/tags/v$(GTEST_VERSION).tar.gz
+GTEST_DIR := $(GTEST_ROOT)/googletest-$(GTEST_VERSION)
+GTEST_HEADER := $(GTEST_DIR)/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
+
+$(GTEST_HEADER):
+	@echo "Installing googletest $(GTEST_VERSION) to $(GTEST_DIR)"
+	{ \
+		set -e; \
+		[[ -d $(GTEST_ROOT) ]] || mkdir -p $(GTEST_ROOT); \
+		rm -f $(GTEST_ARCHIVE); \
+		wget -q $(GTEST_URL) -O $(GTEST_ARCHIVE); \
+		rm -fr $(GTEST_DIR); \
+		tar xf $(GTEST_ARCHIVE) -C $(GTEST_ROOT); \
+		rm -f $(GTEST_ARCHIVE); \
+	}
+
+HOTSPOT_GTEST_BUILD_DIR := $(JDK17_SRCROOT)/build/linux-$(CVM_ARCH)-server-$(MODE)
+HOTSPOT_GTEST_LAUNCHER := $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_BUILD_DIR)/images/test/hotspot/gtest/server/gtestLauncher
+HOTSPOT_GTEST_TEST ?= gtest:all
+HOTSPOT_GTEST_SELECTOR := $(patsubst %/server,%,$(patsubst gtest:%,%,$(HOTSPOT_GTEST_TEST)))
+HOTSPOT_GTEST_FILTER := $(if $(filter all,$(HOTSPOT_GTEST_SELECTOR)),,--gtest_filter=$(HOTSPOT_GTEST_SELECTOR)*)
+HOTSPOT_GTEST_JDKDIR := $(OUTPUTDIR)/$(DISTRO_NAME)
+HOTSPOT_GTEST_WORKDIR := $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_BUILD_DIR)/gtest-manual
+HOTSPOT_GTEST_RESULT_DIR := $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_BUILD_DIR)/gtest-results
+
+ifeq ($(SKIP_BUILD), true)
+-configure_jdk17u_gtest: $(GTEST_HEADER) -bootstrap
+else
+-configure_jdk17u_gtest: $(GTEST_HEADER) cvm8default17
+endif
+	{ \
+		if [[ ! -f $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_BUILD_DIR)/spec.gmk ]] || \
+				! grep -Fqx 'GTEST_FRAMEWORK_SRC := $(GTEST_DIR)' $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_BUILD_DIR)/spec.gmk 2>/dev/null; then \
+			$(call configure_jdk17u,--with-gtest=$(GTEST_DIR)) ; \
+		fi; \
+	}
+
+build_gtest_hotspot17: -configure_jdk17u_gtest
+	$(MAKE) $(JDK_MAKE_OPTS) CONF=linux-$(CVM_ARCH)-server-$(MODE) test-image-hotspot-gtest
+
+ifeq ($(SKIP_BUILD), true)
+test_gtest_hotspot17:
+else
+test_gtest_hotspot17: build_gtest_hotspot17
+endif
+	@echo
+	@echo "Running hotspot gtest \"$(HOTSPOT_GTEST_TEST)\""
+	@echo "  Launcher: $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_LAUNCHER)"
+	@echo "  JDK under test: $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_JDKDIR)"
+	@echo "  Work dir: $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_WORKDIR)"
+	@echo "  Test report: $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_RESULT_DIR)"
+	@echo
+	@{ \
+		mkdir -p $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_WORKDIR) $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_RESULT_DIR) && \
+		cd $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_WORKDIR) && \
+		$(HOTSPOT_GTEST_LAUNCHER) \
+			-jdk $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_JDKDIR) \
+			$(HOTSPOT_GTEST_FILTER) \
+			--gtest_output=xml:$(HOTSPOT_GTEST_RESULT_DIR)/gtest.xml \
+			--gtest_catch_exceptions=0 \
+			> >(tee $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_RESULT_DIR)/gtest.txt); \
+		exit_code=$$?; \
+		echo $$exit_code > $(HOTSPOT_GTEST_RESULT_DIR)/exitcode.txt; \
+		exit $$exit_code; \
+	}
+
 ################ alternative kernel classes ########
 # here we copy the JDK17 kernel classes to separate diretory,
 # and tweak the code to fit into JDK8's boots.
@@ -400,3 +476,6 @@ help:
 	@echo "                     Run CVM8 jtreg8 tests in directory $(CVM8_SRCROOT)/hotspot/test"
 	@echo "  make test_cvm8 JT_TEST=<test selection>"
 	@echo "                     Run additional jtreg8 tests for CVM8 in directory test"
+	@echo "  make test_gtest_hotspot17 HOTSPOT_GTEST_TEST=<gtest selection>"
+	@echo "                     Run hotspot gtests directly against the CVM output image"
+	@echo "                     e.g. HOTSPOT_GTEST_TEST='gtest:all'"
diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
index 5a1c62fa4e8..c0d89035d1c 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
@@ -2707,10 +2707,18 @@ void os::jvm_path(char *buf, jint buflen) {
         len = strlen(buf);
         assert(len < buflen, "Ran out of buffer room");
         jrelib_p = buf + len;
+
+#if HOTSPOT_TARGET_CLASSLIB == 8
+        snprintf(jrelib_p, buflen-len, "/jre/lib/%s", HOTSPOT_LIB_ARCH);
+        if (0 != access(buf, F_OK)) {
+          snprintf(jrelib_p, buflen-len, "/lib/%s", HOTSPOT_LIB_ARCH);
+        }
+#else
         snprintf(jrelib_p, buflen-len, "/jre/lib");
         if (0 != access(buf, F_OK)) {
           snprintf(jrelib_p, buflen-len, "/lib");
         }
+#endif
 
         if (0 == access(buf, F_OK)) {
           // Use current module name "libjvm.so"