Final call Re: RFR: JDK-8230744 Several classes throw OutOfMemoryError without message

[Jim Laskey]

> On Jun 10, 2020, at 1:15 PM, Martin Buchholz <martinrb at google.com> wrote:
> 
> I took a look at PriorityBlockingQueue.
> 
> Part of converting to ArraysSupport involves deleting the local orphan
> MAX_ARRAY_SIZE; that needs to be done.

Removed.

> 
> ---
> It looks like
> newCap > oldCap
> is always true, so we should delete the test?
>                 if (newCap > oldCap && queue == array)
> ---

If oldCap == MAX_ARRAY_SIZE wouldn't newCap == oldCap


> In Pattern.java I see
> +            throw new OutOfMemoryError("Requested array size exceeds
> VM limit");
> 
> That wording doesn't seem useful to me - the use of an array is an
> implementation detail, and the user didn't __request__ it.
> 
> Better seems the wording in ArraysSupport
>            throw new OutOfMemoryError("Required array length too large");
> but if we're going to the trouble of composing a custom detail
> message, I'd try harder to find one meaningful to the user of the API,
> something like "pattern too large"

Done and done.

Thank you.



> 
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 5:15 AM Jim Laskey <james.laskey at oracle.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Will push if no comments by EOB.
>> 
>>> On Jun 8, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Jim Laskey <james.laskey at oracle.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Revised to use a consistent error message. Modified AbstractStringBuilder and PriorityBlockingQueue to use ArraysSupport.newLength(). Didn't modify ByteArrayChannel and UnsyncByteArrayOutputStream since those changes would require changes to module exporting.
>>> 
>>> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~jlaskey/8230744/webrev-03/index.html <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~jlaskey/8230744/webrev-03/index.html>
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 3, 2020, at 11:24 AM, Jim Laskey <james.laskey at oracle.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> It's not the goal or role of this bug to fix the wrongs of the past, merely add error messages to the exceptions. I raised the discussion as an issue. Clearly there is a correct path to follow. If you think more effort is required then file a bug. :-)
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> 
>>>> -- Jim
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jun 2, 2020, at 7:13 PM, Stuart Marks <stuart.marks at oracle.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 6/2/20 6:52 AM, Jim Laskey wrote:
>>>>>> Revised to reflect requested changes.
>>>>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~jlaskey/8230744/webrev-01/index.html <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~jlaskey/8230744/webrev-01/index.html>
>>>>> 
>>>>> On this, if all you're doing is changing exception messages, then I don't care very much, modulo concerns about wording from others. If you start to get into changing the growth logic (like the Math.addExact stuff) then please see my message on the related thread, "Sometimes constraints are questionable."
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> 
>>>>> s'marks
>>>> 
>>> 
>>