JDK-8356836 : Unexpected IncompatibleClassChangeError when invoking private interface method.
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: runtime
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: New
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • OS: windows
  • CPU: x86_64
  • Submitted: 2025-05-10
  • Updated: 2025-05-13
Description
ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
OS:
	Operating System Name: Windows 11
	Operating System Architecture: amd64
	Operating System Version: 10.0
	
OpenJDK version:
java version "1.8.0_441"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_441-b07)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.441-b07, mixed mode)

java version "11.0.26" 2025-01-21 LTS
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.26+7-LTS-187)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11.0.26+7-LTS-187, mixed mode)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Given a test case, we found that the execution results of this test case on different versions are different, the simplified test case can be found below. In summary, Hotspot(1.8.0_441) threw IncompatibleClassChangeError while the other ran normally. 

REGRESSION : Last worked in version 8

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
The following code can be used to generate the test cases(.class file) that reproduces the above process:

```java
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

public class BytecodeUtil {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        // create package
        String baseDir = "./your_dir"; // your base dir
        String packageName = "P0";
        File folder = new File(baseDir + "/" + packageName);
        folder.mkdirs();

        String P0_I0_bytecodeInStr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
        String P0_C1_bytecodeInStr = "CAFEBABE00000034000C01000550302F43310700010100106A6176612F6C616E672F4F626A65637407000301000550302F49300700050100063C696E69743E0100032829560C000700080A00040009010004436F646500210002000400010006000000010001000700080001000B0000001100010001000000052AB7000AB1000000000000" ;
        String P0_Helper_bytecodeInStr = "CAFEBABE00000034000F01000950302F48656C7065720700010100106A6176612F6C616E672F4F626A6563740700030100063C696E69743E0100032829560C000500060A00040007010005676574433101000928294C50302F43313B01000550302F433107000B0A000C0007010004436F64650021000200040000000000020001000500060001000E0000001100010001000000052AB70008B10000000000090009000A0001000E00000016000200010000000ABB000C59B7000D4B2AB0000000000000" ;

        try (FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(folder.getAbsolutePath() + "/" + "I0.class")) {
            byte[] P0_I0_bytecode =  hexStringToByteArray(P0_I0_bytecodeInStr);
            fos.write(P0_I0_bytecode);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        try (FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(folder.getAbsolutePath() + "/" + "C1.class")) {
            byte[] P0_I0_bytecode =  hexStringToByteArray(P0_C1_bytecodeInStr);
            fos.write(P0_I0_bytecode);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        try (FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(folder.getAbsolutePath() + "/" + "Helper.class")) {
            byte[] P0_Helper_bytecode =  hexStringToByteArray(P0_Helper_bytecodeInStr);
            fos.write(P0_Helper_bytecode);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }

    public static byte[] hexStringToByteArray(String hexString) {
        int length = hexString.length();
        byte[] byteArray = new byte[length / 2];
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i += 2) {
            int byteValue = Integer.parseInt(hexString.substring(i, i + 2), 16);
            byteArray[i / 2] = (byte) byteValue;
        }
        return byteArray;
    }
}

```
Note: modify the paths according to your needs.

Repoduce:
>>> path_to_jdk/Hotspot_1.8.0_441/bin/java -cp . P0.I0
>>> path_to_jdk/Hotspot_11.0.26/bin/java -cp . P0.I0

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
According to this result, we decompiled P0.I0 using javap. The results are as follows: 

```
Classfile /D:/Lab/TestJDoc/JSmith-main/log/jvm-test/openj9-8/InvokeInterfaceSuccessTest/case_0/P0/I0.class
  Last modified May 9, 2025; size 353 bytes
  MD5 checksum 4cd47bd2dfdf95f618b9f18b955f9bf8
public interface P0.I0
  minor version: 0
  major version: 52
  flags: ACC_PUBLIC, ACC_INTERFACE, ACC_ABSTRACT
Constant pool:
   #1 = Utf8               P0/I0
   #2 = Class              #1             // P0/I0
   #3 = Utf8               java/lang/Object
   #4 = Class              #3             // java/lang/Object
   #5 = Utf8               m
   #6 = Utf8               ()Ljava/lang/Integer;
   #7 = Utf8               java/lang/Integer
   #8 = Class              #7             // java/lang/Integer
   #9 = Integer            0
  #10 = Utf8               <init>
  #11 = Utf8               (I)V
  #12 = NameAndType        #10:#11        // "<init>":(I)V
  #13 = Methodref          #8.#12         // java/lang/Integer."<init>":(I)V
  #14 = Utf8               test
  #15 = Utf8               P0/Helper
  #16 = Class              #15            // P0/Helper
  #17 = Utf8               getC1
  #18 = Utf8               ()LP0/C1;
  #19 = NameAndType        #17:#18        // getC1:()LP0/C1;
  #20 = Methodref          #16.#19        // P0/Helper.getC1:()LP0/C1;
  #21 = NameAndType        #5:#6          // m:()Ljava/lang/Integer;
  #22 = InterfaceMethodref #2.#21         // P0/I0.m:()Ljava/lang/Integer;
  #23 = Utf8               main
  #24 = Utf8               ([Ljava/lang/String;)V
  #25 = NameAndType        #14:#6         // test:()Ljava/lang/Integer;
  #26 = InterfaceMethodref #2.#25         // P0/I0.test:()Ljava/lang/Integer;
  #27 = Utf8               Code
{
  public static java.lang.Integer test();
    descriptor: ()Ljava/lang/Integer;
    flags: ACC_PUBLIC, ACC_STATIC
    Code:
      stack=1, locals=1, args_size=0
         0: invokestatic  #20                 // Method P0/Helper.getC1:()LP0/C1;
         3: astore_0
         4: aload_0
         5: invokeinterface #22,  1           // InterfaceMethod m:()Ljava/lang/Integer;
        10: areturn

  public static void main(java.lang.String[]);
    descriptor: ([Ljava/lang/String;)V
    flags: ACC_PUBLIC, ACC_STATIC
    Code:
      stack=1, locals=1, args_size=1
         0: invokestatic  #26                 // InterfaceMethod test:()Ljava/lang/Integer;
         3: return
}

```
We observe that the call to var0.m() in P0/I0.test() uses invokeinterface. Therefore, we referred to the sections on invokeinterface in both JVM SE8 and JVM SE11. According to JVM SE11: “Otherwise, if step 1 or step 2 of the lookup procedure selects a method that is not public, invokeinterface throws an IllegalAccessError.”
This indicates that the expected result for this test case in Hotspot(1.8.0_441) should be the throwing of an IllegalAccessError, rather than the IncompatibleClassChangeError shown in the output.
ACTUAL -
Hotspot(1.8.0_441):
```
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError: private interface method requires invokespecial, not invokeinterface: method P0.I0.m()Ljava/lang/Integer;
at P0.I0.test(Unknown Source)
at P0.I0.main(Unknown Source)
```

Hotspot(11.0.26) ran normally.

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After running BytecodeUtil.main() to get the test cases, you can derive the following test cases through decompilation:

```java
package P0;

public class C1 implements I0 {
    public C1() {
    }
}
```

```java
package P0;

public class Helper {
    public Helper() {
    }

    public static C1 getC1() {
        C1 var0 = new C1();
        return var0;
    }
}
```

```java
package P0;

public interface I0 {
    private Integer m() {
        return new Integer(0);
    }

    static Integer test() {
        C1 var0 = Helper.getC1();
        return var0.m();
    }

    static void main(String[] var0) {
        test();
    }
}
```
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