JDK-6885297 : java -XX:RefDiscoveryPolicy=2 or -XX:TLABWasteTargetPercent=0 cause VM crash
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: gc
  • Affected Version: hs17
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2009-09-24
  • Updated: 2011-03-08
  • Resolved: 2011-03-08
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6u21Fixed 7Fixed hs17Fixed
Description
The error should be reported without VM crashes.

Here is the output.
-->java -XX:RefDiscoveryPolicy=2
#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
#  Internal Error (referenceProcessor.cpp:94), pid=4141, tid=2
#  Error: guarantee(RefDiscoveryPolicy == ReferenceBasedDiscovery || RefDiscoveryPolicy == ReferentBasedDiscovery,"Unrecongnized RefDiscoveryPolicy")
#
# JRE version: 7.0-b72
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (17.0-b01 mixed mode solaris-x86 )
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# /tmp/xx/hs_err_pid4141.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
#   http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
#
Abort (core dumped)
Also -XX:TLABWasteTargetPercent=0 causes VM crash.
Comments
EVALUATION ChangeSet=http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/hotspot-gc/hotspot/rev/745c853ee57f,ChangeRequest=6885297
30-01-2010
SUGGESTED FIX Perform a suitable interval range check for the two flags listed in the CR.
29-01-2010
EVALUATION The two flags in this report have been given invalid out-of-range values on the command line. Was this part of a security audit?
10-12-2009