JDK-6339436 : SA : field _s_vm_release not found exception thrown for linux core file.
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: svc-agent
  • Affected Version: 6,8
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • OS: linux
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2005-10-20
  • Updated: 2023-12-13
  • Resolved: 2016-08-08
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8163289 - Remove SA-JDI from tests
Relates :  
JDK-6479208 - Regression: 4 tests are failing with 5.0u10 b01 while passing with 5.0u8b03
Description
Following tests failed because SA throws _s_vm_release not found exception.

Stack trace:
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: can't determine target's VM version : field "_s_vm_release" not found in type Abstract_VM_Version
        at sun.jvm.hotspot.runtime.VM.<init>(VM.java:234)
        at sun.jvm.hotspot.runtime.VM.initialize(VM.java:289)
        at sun.jvm.hotspot.HotSpotAgent.setupVM(HotSpotAgent.java:403)
        ... 12 more

Following tests fails:

nsk/sajdi/jdb/options/connect/connect002
nsk/sajdi/SACoreAttachingConnector/attach/attach001
nsk/sajdi/SACoreAttachingConnector/attach/attach002
This failure mode has also been seen in the following tests:

    nsk/sajdi/SADebugServerAttachingConnector/attach/attach011
    nsk/sajdi/SADebugServerAttachingConnector/attach/attach012
    nsk/sajdi/jdb/options/connect/connect004
Comments
Closing as WNF. Removing sajdi tests.
08-08-2016
Test fails with jdk8 but with a different error.
20-08-2013
EVALUATION Doesn't have to be fixed for mustang.
09-12-2005
EVALUATION Problem here is SA is not able to read any fields info from core file because field entry address at fieldEntryOffset of HotSpotVMStruct data is null. Do not know what is the cause for this. Need further investigation.
20-10-2005