JVM (1.8.0_91) crashes in Windows native code

[Vinay Purohit]

Hello,

 

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for posting an issue we are
experiencing with JRE 1.8.0_92 (other versions may be susceptible as well,
not sure). The JVM crashes in the Windows native code and does not generate
the usual stack trace you see with run-time exceptions, but does generate a
log (see attachment, hs_err_pid15724.log). The root cause is unclear and
still under investigation as we haven't figured out a consistent way to
reproduce the problem, but it appears related to the use of the java.io.File
class for probing attributes of non-standard files (junctions, symbolic
links, or possibly use of file names disallowed on Windows due to use of
special chars, but allowed on other platforms like Mac/Linux).

 

The same Java code and JVM version running on Mac OS X (10.10) runs ok,
suggesting that the problem is specific to Windows. 

 

I have also created a bug report, JI-9040363.

 

Can someone (hopefully the developers) look at the attached log and offer
suggestions on narrowing down the root cause of the crash?

 

Thanks

Vinay