Bug ID: JDK-6962688 JVM failed w/ 'guarantee((retry_count++ < 100),..."' while being profiled w/ NetBeans6.8

JDK-6962688 : JVM failed w/ 'guarantee((retry_count++ < 100),..."' while being profiled w/ NetBeans6.8

Type: Bug
Component: hotspot
Sub-Component: jvmti
Affected Version: 6u20,6u21,6u29,6u31

Priority: P3
Status: Closed
Resolution: Won't Fix
OS: windows_vista,windows_7
CPU: x86

Submitted: 2010-06-21
Updated: 2023-12-13
Resolved: 2016-12-07

Related Reports

Duplicate :	JDK-6776659 - vm crash after instrumentation.retransform (via attach api)
Relates :	JDK-6776659 - vm crash after instrumentation.retransform (via attach api)
Relates :	JDK-8257993 - vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/RedefineClasses/StressRedefine/TestDescription.java crash intermittently

Description

JVM of JRE 6 Update 20 crashed with the following error message, while Java 
Web Start app was being profiled w/ NetBeans6.8 profiler:

# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
#  Internal Error (sharedRuntime.cpp:874), pid=5108, tid=4284
#  Error: guarantee((retry_count++ < 100),"Could not resolve to latest version of redefined method")
#
# JRE version: 6.0_20-b02
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (16.3-b01 mixed mode, sharing windows-x86 ) 

The issue was reported for Windows Vista SP2.
NetBeans 6.8 profiler3 was used.

Comments

Seems this is fixed in JDK 16 via JDK-8257993

20-09-2022

This is not on our list of current priorities. If this changes, please reopen this issue.

07-12-2016

As I understood from the duplicated bug 6776659 there is a workaround which is to use one of the VM flags: -Xint or -server.

21-08-2013