[jdk18] RFR: 8277964: ClassCastException with no stack trace is thrown with -Xcomp in method handle invocation

[Mandy Chung]

On Wed, 15 Dec 2021 05:59:45 GMT, Vladimir Kozlov <kvn at openjdk.org> wrote:

> A proper fix for this is to use the catchException combination. However, that introduces significant cold startup performance regression. JDK-8278447 tracks the work to address the performance regression using catchException and asSpreader combinator. It may require significant work and refactoring which is risky for JDK 18. 
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> It is proposed to implement a workaround in C2 to white list the relevant methods (all methods in sun.invoke.util.ValueConversions class) not to omit stack trace when exception is thrown in them.
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> Added new regression test. Tested tier1-3.

Looks good.   Thanks for taking this on.

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Marked as reviewed by mchung (Reviewer).

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk18/pull/27