3 files changed, 25 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/util/compatfd.c b/util/compatfd.c
index 430a41c855..341ada638f 100644
--- a/util/compatfd.c
+++ b/util/compatfd.c
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ static int qemu_signalfd_compat(const sigset_t *mask)
     memcpy(&info->mask, mask, sizeof(*mask));
     info->fd = fds[1];
 
-    qemu_thread_create(&thread, sigwait_compat, info, QEMU_THREAD_DETACHED);
+    qemu_thread_create(&thread, "signalfd_compat", sigwait_compat, info,
+                       QEMU_THREAD_DETACHED);
 
     return fds[0];
 }
diff --git a/util/qemu-thread-posix.c b/util/qemu-thread-posix.c
index 37dd298631..45113b464d 100644
--- a/util/qemu-thread-posix.c
+++ b/util/qemu-thread-posix.c
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
 #include "qemu/thread.h"
 #include "qemu/atomic.h"
 
+static bool name_threads;
+
+void qemu_thread_naming(bool enable)
+{
+    name_threads = enable;
+}
+
 static void error_exit(int err, const char *msg)
 {
     fprintf(stderr, "qemu: %s: %s\n", msg, strerror(err));
@@ -387,8 +394,7 @@ void qemu_event_wait(QemuEvent *ev)
     }
 }
 
-
-void qemu_thread_create(QemuThread *thread,
+void qemu_thread_create(QemuThread *thread, const char *name,
                        void *(*start_routine)(void*),
                        void *arg, int mode)
 {
@@ -414,6 +420,12 @@ void qemu_thread_create(QemuThread *thread,
     if (err)
         error_exit(err, __func__);
 
+#ifdef _GNU_SOURCE
+    if (name_threads) {
+        pthread_setname_np(thread->thread, name);
+    }
+#endif
+
     pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &oldset, NULL);
 
     pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
diff --git a/util/qemu-thread-win32.c b/util/qemu-thread-win32.c
index 27a5217769..b9c957b6a0 100644
--- a/util/qemu-thread-win32.c
+++ b/util/qemu-thread-win32.c
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
+static bool name_threads;
+
+void qemu_thread_naming(bool enable)
+{
+    /* But note we don't actually name them on Windows yet */
+    name_threads = enable;
+}
+
 static void error_exit(int err, const char *msg)
 {
     char *pstr;
@@ -325,7 +333,7 @@ void *qemu_thread_join(QemuThread *thread)
     return ret;
 }
 
-void qemu_thread_create(QemuThread *thread,
+void qemu_thread_create(QemuThread *thread, const char *name,
                        void *(*start_routine)(void *),
                        void *arg, int mode)
 {