JDK-6530520 : hsfind fails for some oops
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: runtime
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P5
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2007-03-02
  • Updated: 2012-10-08
  • Resolved: 2007-03-15
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Description
Sometime when using hsfind for a value known to be an oop it reports that the pointer is to an unknown location.

Comments
EVALUATION This happens on jvms that are not running the serial collector because the gc code finds that heap isn't parseable in the space where the oop exists.
02-03-2007