diff --git a/make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4 b/make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4
index 447cda0938..60613b0f30 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4
@@ -166,28 +166,53 @@ AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_WARNINGS],
       DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX="-wd"
       BUILD_CC_DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX="-wd"
       CFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS="-WX"
+
+      WARNINGS_ENABLE_ALL="-W3"
+      DISABLED_WARNINGS="4800"
       ;;
+
     solstudio)
       DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX="-erroff="
-      CFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS="-errtags -errwarn=%all"
+      CFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS="-errwarn=%all"
+
+      WARNINGS_ENABLE_ALL_CFLAGS="-v"
+      WARNINGS_ENABLE_ALL_CXXFLAGS="+w"
+
+      DISABLED_WARNINGS_C=""
+      DISABLED_WARNINGS_CXX=""
       ;;
+
     gcc)
       DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX="-Wno-"
       BUILD_CC_DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX="-Wno-"
       CFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS="-Werror"
       ;;
+
     clang)
       DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX="-Wno-"
       CFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS="-Werror"
+
+      WARNINGS_ENABLE_ALL="-Wall -Wextra -Wformat=2"
+      WARNINGS_ENABLE_ADDITIONAL_JVM="-Wpointer-arith -Wsign-compare -Wunused-function -Wundef -Wunused-value -Woverloaded-virtual -Wreorder"
+
+      DISABLED_WARNINGS="unused-parameter unused"
       ;;
+
     xlc)
       DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX="-qsuppress="
       CFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS="-qhalt=w"
+
+      # Possibly a better subset than "all" is "lan:trx:ret:zea:cmp:ret"
+      WARNINGS_ENABLE_ALL="-qinfo=all -qformat=all"
+      DISABLED_WARNINGS=""
       ;;
   esac
   AC_SUBST(DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX)
   AC_SUBST(BUILD_CC_DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX)
   AC_SUBST(CFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS)
+  AC_SUBST(DISABLED_WARNINGS)
+  AC_SUBST(DISABLED_WARNINGS_C)
+  AC_SUBST(DISABLED_WARNINGS_CXX)
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_QUALITY_CHECKS],
@@ -521,11 +546,14 @@ AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_CFLAGS_HELPER],
       TOOLCHAIN_CFLAGS_JDK_CONLY="-fno-strict-aliasing" # technically NOT for CXX
     fi
   elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
-    TOOLCHAIN_CFLAGS_JDK="-mt"
-    TOOLCHAIN_CFLAGS_JDK_CONLY="-xCC -Xa -v -W0,-noglobal" # C only
+    TOOLCHAIN_FLAGS="-errtags -errfmt"
+    TOOLCHAIN_CFLAGS="-errshort=tags"
+
+    TOOLCHAIN_CFLAGS_JDK="-mt $TOOLCHAIN_FLAGS"
+    TOOLCHAIN_CFLAGS_JDK_CONLY="-xc99=%none -xCC -Xa -W0,-noglobal $TOOLCHAIN_CFLAGS" # C only
     TOOLCHAIN_CFLAGS_JDK_CXXONLY="-features=no%except -norunpath -xnolib" # CXX only
     TOOLCHAIN_CFLAGS_JVM="-template=no%extdef -features=no%split_init \
-        -library=stlport4 -mt -features=no%except"
+        -library=stlport4 -mt -features=no%except $TOOLCHAIN_FLAGS"
     if test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = xslowdebug; then
       # Previously -g was used instead of -g0 for slowdebug; this is equivalent
       # to setting +d.
@@ -533,6 +561,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_CFLAGS_HELPER],
     fi
 
   elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+    # Suggested additions: -qsrcmsg to get improved error reporting
     # set -qtbtable=full for a better traceback table/better stacks in hs_err when xlc16 is used
     TOOLCHAIN_CFLAGS_JDK="-qtbtable=full -qchars=signed -qfullpath -qsaveopt -qstackprotect"  # add on both CFLAGS
     TOOLCHAIN_CFLAGS_JVM="-qtbtable=full -qtune=balanced \
@@ -544,37 +573,26 @@ AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_CFLAGS_HELPER],
 
   # CFLAGS WARNINGS STUFF
   # Set JVM_CFLAGS warning handling
-  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc || test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
-    # COMMON to gcc and clang
-    WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM="-Wpointer-arith -Wsign-compare -Wunused-function"
-    if ! HOTSPOT_CHECK_JVM_VARIANT(zero); then
-      # Non-zero builds have stricter warnings
-      WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM="$WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM -Wundef -Wformat=2"
-    fi
-
-  fi
   if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
-    WARNING_CFLAGS_JDK="-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-stringop-overflow -Wno-stringop-truncation -Wformat=2"
-    WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM="$WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM -Wunused-value -Woverloaded-virtual"
+    WARNING_CFLAGS_JDK="$WARNINGS_ENABLE_ALL"
+    WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM="$WARNINGS_ENABLE_ALL $WARNINGS_ENABLE_ADDITIONAL_JVM"
 
-    if ! HOTSPOT_CHECK_JVM_VARIANT(zero); then
-      # Non-zero builds have stricter warnings
-      WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM="$WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM -Wreturn-type"
-    fi
   elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
-    WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM="$WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM -Wno-deprecated"
     if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xlinux; then
-      WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM="$WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM -Wno-sometimes-uninitialized"
-      WARNING_CFLAGS_JDK="-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused -Wno-unused-parameter -Wformat=2"
+      WARNING_CFLAGS_JDK="$WARNINGS_ENABLE_ALL"
+    else
+      WARNING_CFLAGS_JDK="" # currently left empty
     fi
+    WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM="$WARNINGS_ENABLE_ALL $WARNINGS_ENABLE_ADDITIONAL_JVM"
+
   elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
-    WARNING_CFLAGS_JDK_CONLY="-errshort=tags"
-    WARNING_CFLAGS_JDK_CXXONLY="+w"
-    WARNING_CFLAGS_JDK="-errtags=yes -errfmt"
+    WARNING_CFLAGS_JDK_CONLY="$WARNINGS_ENABLE_ALL_CFLAGS"
+    WARNING_CFLAGS_JDK_CXXONLY="$WARNINGS_ENABLE_ALL_CXXFLAGS"
+    WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM="" # currently left empty
   elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
-    WARNING_CFLAGS="-W3"
-    WARNING_CFLAGS_JDK="-wd4800"
-    WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM="-wd4800"
+    WARNING_CFLAGS="$WARNINGS_ENABLE_ALL"
+  elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xxlc; then
+    WARNING_CFLAGS=""  # currently left empty
   fi
 
   # Set some additional per-OS defines.
diff --git a/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4 b/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4
index 2202bb69e9..9db09c3838 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4
@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_LDFLAGS_HELPER],
     fi
   fi
 
+  # Setup warning flags
+  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xsolstudio; then
+    LDFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS="-Wl,-z,fatal-warnings"
+  else
+    LDFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS=""
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS)
+
   # Setup LDFLAGS for linking executables
   if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
     EXECUTABLE_LDFLAGS="$EXECUTABLE_LDFLAGS -Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined"
diff --git a/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in b/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
index 3787b12600..34a056ea63 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
+++ b/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
@@ -469,6 +469,10 @@ CXX_FLAG_DEPS:=@CXX_FLAG_DEPS@
 
 DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX := @DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX@
 CFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS:=@CFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS@
+LDFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS:=@LDFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS@
+DISABLED_WARNINGS := @DISABLED_WARNINGS@
+DISABLED_WARNINGS_C := @DISABLED_WARNINGS_C@
+DISABLED_WARNINGS_CXX := @DISABLED_WARNINGS_CXX@
 
 # A global flag (true or false) determining if native warnings are considered errors.
 WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS := @WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS@
diff --git a/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk b/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk
index 0710bf5bf9..d765b77ca9 100644
--- a/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk
+++ b/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk
@@ -747,9 +747,13 @@ define SetupNativeCompilationBody
   # Pick up disabled warnings, if possible on this platform.
   ifneq ($(DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX), )
     $1_EXTRA_CFLAGS += $$(addprefix $(DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX), \
+        $$(DISABLED_WARNINGS) \
+        $$(DISABLED_WARNINGS_C) \
         $$($1_DISABLED_WARNINGS_$(TOOLCHAIN_TYPE)) \
         $$($1_DISABLED_WARNINGS_C_$(TOOLCHAIN_TYPE)))
     $1_EXTRA_CXXFLAGS += $$(addprefix $(DISABLE_WARNING_PREFIX), \
+        $$(DISABLED_WARNINGS) \
+        $$(DISABLED_WARNINGS_CXX) \
         $$($1_DISABLED_WARNINGS_$(TOOLCHAIN_TYPE)) \
         $$($1_DISABLED_WARNINGS_CXX_$(TOOLCHAIN_TYPE)))
   endif
@@ -767,6 +771,7 @@ define SetupNativeCompilationBody
   ifeq ($$($1_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS_$(TOOLCHAIN_TYPE)), true)
     $1_EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS)
     $1_EXTRA_CXXFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS)
+    $1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS)
   endif
 
   ifeq (NONE, $$($1_OPTIMIZATION))
@@ -975,8 +980,8 @@ define SetupNativeCompilationBody
 
   # Pickup extra OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_TYPE and/or OPENJDK_TARGET_OS dependent variables
   # for LDFLAGS and LIBS
-  $1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS := $$($1_LDFLAGS_$(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_TYPE)) $$($1_LDFLAGS_$(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS))
-  $1_EXTRA_LIBS := $$($1_LIBS_$(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_TYPE)) $$($1_LIBS_$(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS))
+  $1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS += $$($1_LDFLAGS_$(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_TYPE)) $$($1_LDFLAGS_$(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS))
+  $1_EXTRA_LIBS += $$($1_LIBS_$(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_TYPE)) $$($1_LIBS_$(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS))
   ifneq ($$($1_REAL_MAPFILE), )
     $1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS += $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_MAPFILE,$$($1_REAL_MAPFILE))
   endif
diff --git a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileGtest.gmk b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileGtest.gmk
index 891c540bb8..f6af4d3b0b 100644
--- a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileGtest.gmk
+++ b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileGtest.gmk
@@ -77,11 +77,14 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_GTEST_LIBJVM, \
     CFLAGS_windows := -EHsc, \
     CFLAGS_solaris := -DGTEST_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0 -library=stlport4 +d, \
     CFLAGS_macosx := -DGTEST_OS_MAC=1, \
-    DISABLED_WARNINGS_gcc := undef stringop-overflow, \
-    DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang := undef switch format-nonliteral \
-        tautological-undefined-compare $(BUILD_LIBJVM_DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang), \
-    DISABLED_WARNINGS_solstudio := identexpected, \
-    DISABLED_WARNINGS_microsoft := 4146, \
+    DISABLED_WARNINGS_gcc := $(DISABLED_WARNINGS_gcc) \
+        undef, \
+    DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang := $(DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang) \
+        undef switch format-nonliteral tautological-undefined-compare, \
+    DISABLED_WARNINGS_solstudio := $(DISABLED_WARNINGS_solstudio) \
+        identexpected, \
+    DISABLED_WARNINGS_microsoft := $(DISABLED_WARNINGS_microsoft) \
+        4146, \
     LDFLAGS := $(JVM_LDFLAGS), \
     LDFLAGS_solaris := -library=stlport4 $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LIBS := $(JVM_LIBS), \
diff --git a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileJvm.gmk b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileJvm.gmk
index bce8bf0c9d..48e75e241c 100644
--- a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileJvm.gmk
+++ b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileJvm.gmk
@@ -81,6 +81,25 @@ CFLAGS_VM_VERSION := \
     -DCPU='"$(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_VM_VERSION)"' \
     #
 
+################################################################################
+# Disabled warnings
+
+DISABLED_WARNINGS_gcc := extra all
+ifeq ($(call check-jvm-feature, zero), true)
+  DISABLED_WARNINGS_gcc += return-type
+endif
+
+DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang := extra all tautological-compare deprecated-declarations
+
+DISABLED_WARNINGS_solstudio :=
+
+DISABLED_WARNINGS_xlc := 1540-0216 1540-0198 1540-1090 1540-1639 1540-1088 \
+    1500-010
+
+DISABLED_WARNINGS_microsoft :=
+
+
+
 ################################################################################
 # Platform specific setup
 
@@ -117,7 +136,7 @@ ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, solaris), true)
   endif
   # Exclude warnings in devstudio 12.6
   ifeq ($(CC_VERSION_NUMBER), 5.15)
-    DISABLED_WARNINGS_solstudio := SEC_ARR_OUTSIDE_BOUND_READ \
+    DISABLED_WARNINGS_solstudio += SEC_ARR_OUTSIDE_BOUND_READ \
       SEC_ARR_OUTSIDE_BOUND_WRITE
   endif
 endif
@@ -162,11 +181,11 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBJVM, \
     CFLAGS := $(JVM_CFLAGS), \
     abstract_vm_version.cpp_CXXFLAGS := $(CFLAGS_VM_VERSION), \
     arguments.cpp_CXXFLAGS := $(CFLAGS_VM_VERSION), \
-    DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang := tautological-compare, \
+    DISABLED_WARNINGS_gcc := $(DISABLED_WARNINGS_gcc), \
+    DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang := $(DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang), \
     DISABLED_WARNINGS_solstudio := $(DISABLED_WARNINGS_solstudio), \
-    DISABLED_WARNINGS_xlc := 1540-0216 1540-0198 1540-1090 1540-1639 \
-        1540-1088 1500-010, \
-    DISABLED_WARNINGS_microsoft := 4146, \
+    DISABLED_WARNINGS_xlc := $(DISABLED_WARNINGS_xlc), \
+    DISABLED_WARNINGS_microsoft := $(DISABLED_WARNINGS_microsoft) 4146, \
     ASFLAGS := $(JVM_ASFLAGS), \
     LDFLAGS := $(JVM_LDFLAGS), \
     LIBS := $(JVM_LIBS), \