JDK-7007159 : kernel build strips StackMapTables
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: deployment_toolkit
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2010-12-15
  • Updated: 2011-02-02
  • Resolved: 2011-01-28
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6965836 - hotspot crashes with rt.jar without StackMapTables
Relates :  
JDK-7016714 - remove kernel from install repo
Description
The kernel build strips out StackMapTables, this will cause the VM to 
crash or fail unpredictably.
Comments
EVALUATION kernel is being removed as part of 7016714
02-02-2011
EVALUATION If it is not supported then the builds should not be building the kernel. Continuing to build the kernel and not fixing this causes a lot of warnings in the build logs.
28-01-2011
EVALUATION We're no longer supporting kernel in JDK7.
28-01-2011
SUGGESTED FIX % hg diff diff --git a/make/installer/bundles/windows/ishield/kernel/pack.extra.properties b/make/installer/bundles/windows/ishield/kernel/pack.extra.properties --- a/make/installer/bundles/windows/ishield/kernel/pack.extra.properties +++ b/make/installer/bundles/windows/ishield/kernel/pack.extra.properties @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ com.sun.java.util.jar.pack.strip.debug = com.sun.java.util.jar.pack.strip.debug = true -pack.code.attribute.StackMapTable = strip +#pack.code.attribute.StackMapTable = strip
15-12-2010