JDK-7160924 : jvmti: GetPhase returns incorrect phase before VMInit event is issued
Type:Bug
Component:hotspot
Sub-Component:jvmti
Affected Version:hs23,7u4,8
Priority:P4
Status:Resolved
Resolution:Fixed
OS:generic
CPU:generic
Submitted:2012-04-12
Updated:2013-06-26
Resolved:2012-04-25
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EVALUATION
There is a short race between where we set the phase to JVMTI_PHASE_LIVE and we post the VMInit event, adding tracing made that period longer and more likely to trigger. One solution would be to move the trace initialization to after the VMInit event has been sent.