JDK-8073954 : Initialize _replaced_nodes in SafePoints.
Type:Bug
Component:hotspot
Sub-Component:compiler
Affected Version:8u40,9
Priority:P2
Status:Resolved
Resolution:Not an Issue
Submitted:2015-02-26
Updated:2015-03-10
Resolved:2015-03-10
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The initialization of the field introduced in "8026796: Make replace_in_map() on parent maps generic" was missing.
We saw SIGSEGV in ReplaceNodes::transfer_from in rare occasions.
Comments
Kim Barrett stated this change is usesless.
And yes, the bug this tried to fix showed to be unrelated to openJDK.