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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7u40Fixed 8Fixed hs24Fixed
Description
Instead of JVMTI_PHASE_START, GetPhase returns incorrect phase after VMStart occured, but before VMInit is issued.

Comments
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/lambda/lambda/hotspot/rev/df4cd4aac5c1
29-06-2012

EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hotspot-main/hotspot/rev/df4cd4aac5c1
18-04-2012

EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hotspot-rt/hotspot/rev/df4cd4aac5c1
13-04-2012

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.
12-04-2012