RFR 9: JDK-8144552 : java/lang/StackWalker/LocalsAndOperands.java fails with java.lang.NullPointerException

[Daniel Fuchs]

On 1/8/16 1:18 AM, Brent Christian wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Please review my change for
>
> 8144552 : java/lang/StackWalker/LocalsAndOperands.java fails with
> java.lang.NullPointerException
>
> Bug:
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8144552
> Webrev:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~bchristi/8144552/webrev.0/
>
> It's possible for the LiveStackFrame.getLocals() array to contain null
> entries, in particular in the case of "dead" local variables.
>
> The (package-private) docs are being updated to state this.  The test
> case is updated to keep the locals in the test() method alive (and
> checked for non-null), and otherwise be tolerant of nulls.

Hi Brent,

Looks good to me as well.

Cheers,

-- daniel

>
> Thanks,
> -Brent