JDK-6429181 : 1.5.0_06-b05 crashes in client compiler
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: gc
  • Affected Version: 5.0u6
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: linux_2.6,windows_xp
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2006-05-23
  • Updated: 2010-09-29
  • Resolved: 2006-08-09
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Description
A NetBeans user reported a JVM crash with JDK 1.5.0_06 on Windows XP.

See the attached hr_err log file.

I found two similar reports in bugtraq (#5087041 and #6213880). Both are claimed to be fixed in 1.5.0_01 and this customer is running _06. For now, I have asked him to try switching to _01. If he says _01 works without the crashes I will add a comment here.
Did not get more information from the user. Cannot provide more info.
Comments
EVALUATION The observation noted in the comment section is that the vtbl pointer has a value of 0xfa. This could be the case if an object has been prematurely sweep up as garbage and put on a free list. The vtbl pointer would be overwritten by the size of a chunk when it is put on a free list. Bug 6431128 also is a failure that occurs with netbeans and indicates that an object has been missed during marking which would lead to the premature sweeping of objects. I'm closing this as a duplicate of 6431128 and investigating the failure under that bug.
09-08-2006