This might be the same to 4629512.
The above bug seems to happen both on Solaris and windows.
But the attached sample is only on Solaris.

1. Reproduce 
  1) Compile the attached java program
  2) Invoke 
        java -server ReadTest
    
     ==> You will see the following message as follows..

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 value          = 34567890AB
 value's length = 10
 value's i      = 10
 max            = 0
 numBytesToCopy = 2
 BYTE_SIZE      = 1
 offset         = 8
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    The above message is output on ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.


2. Configration 

goedel[5]% uname -a
SunOS goedel 5.7 Generic_106541-15 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-60
goedel[6]% psrinfo -v
Status of processor 0 as of: 09/24/02 22:35:42
  Processor has been on-line since 09/11/02 16:32:40.
  The sparcv9 processor operates at 296 MHz,
        and has a sparcv9 floating point processor.
goedel[7]% prtconf
System Configuration:  Sun Microsystems  sun4u
Memory size: 256 Megabytes
System Peripherals (Software Nodes):

...........
    pci, instance #1
    counter-timer (driver not attached)
    SUNW,UltraSPARC-II (driver not attached)
    SUNW,ffb, instance #0
    pseudo, instance #0
goedel[8]% java -version
java version "1.4.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1-b21)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1-b21, mixed mode)
tbaba@goedel[9]% 



3. Note

  - This does not happen on 1.3.1_0X and 1.4.0_0X even with -server.
  - This does not happen with -Xint and with -client(default) in 1.4.1.

2002-09-24
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