JDK-6850957 : Honor -XX:OnOutOfMemoryError when array size exceeds VM limit
Type:Bug
Component:hotspot
Sub-Component:runtime
Affected Version:7
Priority:P4
Status:Closed
Resolution:Fixed
OS:generic
CPU:generic
Submitted:2009-06-13
Updated:2011-03-08
Resolved:2011-03-08
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EVALUATION
See discussion:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-runtime-dev/2009-June/thread.html
"JVMTI OOM handling when arrays / objects are too large"
The end result is not modifying JVMTI at all hence the move to Hotspot-runtime.
This simply causes OnOutOfMemoryError handling to be applied when OOME is thrown due to array size limits being exceeded.
webrev:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~martin/OnOutOfMemoryError/
Test program (does as part of Process test code in JDK - see CR 6850958):
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~martin/OnOutOfMemoryError-test/