JDK-7182865 : javaws -? crashes on SLES 11 64 bit with contents of $HOME/.java attached
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: deployment_toolkit
  • Affected Version: 7u6
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: linux_suse_sles_11
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2012-07-10
  • Updated: 2014-07-21
  • Resolved: 2012-07-18
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7u6Fixed 8 b48Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-7164725 - preparation for javaws unicode conversion (part 2)
Description
With certain contents of ~/.java directory (attached) 'javaws -?' crashes
Comments
EVALUATION Regression from the fix for 7164725. The temporary change removes the call to free() and it doesn't fix the root cause but rather makes the problem invisible - the launcher code doesn't crash anymore and the help message is printed as expected. It's still unclear what causes memory corruption (likely memory becomes corrupted before the call to free()) and it requires further investigation (created new bug - 7184270).
16-07-2012