JDK-8229278 : Improve hs_err location printing to assume less about GC internals
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: gc
  • Affected Version: 14
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2019-08-08
  • Updated: 2025-06-18
  • Resolved: 2019-08-28
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JDK 14
14 b12Fixed
Related Reports
Causes :  
JDK-8345173 - BlockLocationPrinter::print_location misses a ResourceMark
Relates :  
JDK-8344917 - Fix recent NULL usage backsliding
Relates :  
JDK-8343531 - Improve print_location for invalid heap pointers
Description
Today when we crash and print hs_err files, the printing utility assumes:
1) That the Java heap memory reservation is contiguous
2) That the Java heap is parseable
We should let the GC describe a location instead, opting in to such concepts.
Comments
git URL: https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/commit/855f16ef5070bd0f8f0ec6a571dc75b954e43f67
18-06-2025
URL: https://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk/rev/5e2576c303a2 User: eosterlund Date: 2019-08-28 10:10:49 +0000
28-08-2019