JDK-8035124 : JDK9-client PIT (build #82): Java Web Start- abort - segmentation fault
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: webstart
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Not an Issue
  • Submitted: 2014-02-17
  • Updated: 2014-03-04
  • Resolved: 2014-03-04
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JDK 9
9Resolved
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JDK-8035386 - backout parfait changes for javaws crash
Description
Tested build: JDK 9 client PIT build: 
  http://jre.us.oracle.com/java/re/jdk/9/jdk9-client/b255_2014-02-12-0301_82/ 

(and latest Feb 17 build: /b255_2014-02-17-0301_99/)


Java Web Start does not work on all platforms due to abort, segmentation fault 
The problem does not occur with the latest JDK 9 -b02 promotion

To see the issue, simply launch javaws <some_jnlp> or javaws -uninstall

Related errors:

- Mac OS:
javaws(2982.0x7fff75bcf180) malloc: ** error for object 0x107ae3903: pointer being freed was not allocated
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to degbug
Abort trap: 6

- Linux:
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Comments
The PIT was restarted - this is no longer valid.
04-03-2014
It's caused by one of the parfait fixes in javaws native launcher. I can reproduce on windows, and things started to work again after I backout these changes: 8007549 8007559 8007555 8033588 8033593 8007552 (this is not in PIT yet actually - no need to backout that from PIT)
19-02-2014
we backed out the changes in the PIT repo and respin build is in progress
19-02-2014