RFR: 8258897: wrong translation of capturing local classes inside nested lambdas

Jia Yanwei github.com+3896345+hltj at openjdk.java.net
Mon Dec 28 15:22:08 UTC 2020


**Issue:**
`javac` crashes with a NPE when compiling such code:
- a local class captured a reference type local variable of a enclosed lambda (which contains multiple local variables with different types)
- instance the local class in a nested lambda

Affects all versions from Java 8 to 16-ea, here is a example output with OpenJDK 15.0.1:

An exception has occurred in the compiler (15.0.1). Please file a bug against the Java compiler via the Java bug reporting page (http://bugreport.java.com) after checking the Bug Database (http://bugs.java.com) for duplicates. Include your program, the following diagnostic, and the parameters passed to the Java compiler in your report. Thank you.
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot read field "sym" because "this.lvar[1]" is null
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Code.emitop0(Code.java:571)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Items$LocalItem.load(Items.java:399)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.genArgs(Gen.java:889)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.visitNewClass(Gen.java:1942)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCNewClass.accept(JCTree.java:1800)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.genExpr(Gen.java:864)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.visitExec(Gen.java:1723)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCExpressionStatement.accept(JCTree.java:1532)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.genDef(Gen.java:597)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.genStat(Gen.java:632)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.genStat(Gen.java:618)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.genStats(Gen.java:669)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.visitBlock(Gen.java:1084)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCBlock.accept(JCTree.java:1047)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.genDef(Gen.java:597)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.genStat(Gen.java:632)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.genMethod(Gen.java:954)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.visitMethodDef(Gen.java:917)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCMethodDecl.accept(JCTree.java:893)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.genDef(Gen.java:597)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Gen.genClass(Gen.java:2395)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.genCode(JavaCompiler.java:756)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.generate(JavaCompiler.java:1644)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.generate(JavaCompiler.java:1612)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:973)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:317)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:176)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.Main.compile(Main.java:59)
    at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.Main.main(Main.java:45)
printing javac parameters to: /tmp/javac.20201126_141249.args

The minimal reproducing code is:

 java
class Main {
    static Runnable runnable = () -> {
        boolean b0 = false;
        String s0 = "hello";

        class Local {
            int i = s0.length();
        }

        Runnable dummy = () -> new Local();
    };
}

If the captured variable is a primitive type, the code will compile but cause a runtime crash at startup. e.g.:

 java
public class CaptureInt {
    static Runnable runnable = () -> {
        boolean b0 = false;
        int i0 = 5;

        class Local {
            int i = i0 + 2;
        }

        Runnable dummy = () -> new Local();
    };

    public static void main(String args[]) {
    }
}

**Reason & Solution:**

During compilation, the captured variable was correctly synthetized as a synthetic argument in the synthetic methods for the nested lambda after `desugar()`. 
But the synthetic argument was not used when loading free variables, and it always use the original symbol for the original variable as if not in a nested lambda.
My experimental solution is substituting the symbols in free variables that were captured as synthetic arguments in nested lambda.
Welcome any advice and better solution.

-------------

Commit messages:
 - Merge branch 'master' into javac-npe-fix
 - update variables order in test case & remove redundancy test cases
 - fix code style for test cases
 - merge test cases & introduce more cases with anonymous cases enabled
 - merge test cases & introduce more cases with anonymous cases enabled
 - remove redundancy test cases & rename the rest test cases
 - fix another NPE in jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Code.emitop0(Code.java:571)

Changes: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1479/files
 Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=1479&range=00
  Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8258897
  Stats: 154 lines in 3 files changed: 152 ins; 0 del; 2 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1479.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/1479/head:pull/1479

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1479


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