RFR: 8374582: [REDO] Move input validation checks to Java for java.lang.StringCoding intrinsics [v7]

[Christian Hagedorn]

On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:42:44 GMT, Damon Fenacci <dfenacci at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> ## Issue
>> 
>> This is a redo of [JDK-8361842](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8361842) which was backed out by [JDK-8374210](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8374210) due to C2-related regressions. The original change moved input validation checks for java.lang.StringCoding from the intrinsic to Java code (leaving the intrinsic check only with the `VerifyIntrinsicChecks` flag). Refer to the [original PR](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/25998) for details.
>> 
>> This additional issue happens because, in some cases, for instance when the Java checking code is not inlined and we give an out-of-range constant as input, we fold the data path but not the control path and we crash in the backend.
>> 
>> ## Causes
>> 
>> The cause of this is that the out-of-range constant (e.g. -1) floats into the intrinsic and there (assuming the input is valid) we add a constraint to its type to positive integers (e.g. to compute the array address) which makes it top.
>> 
>> ## Fix
>> 
>> A possible fix is to introduce an opaque node (OpaqueGuardNode) similar to what we do in `must_be_not_null` for values that we know cannot be null:
>> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/ce721665cd61d9a319c667d50d9917c359d6c104/src/hotspot/share/opto/graphKit.cpp#L1484
>> This will temporarily add the range check to ensure that C2 figures that out-of-range values cannot reach the intrinsic. Then, during macro expansion, we replace the opaque node with the corresponding constant (true/false) in product builds such that the actually unneeded guards are folded and do not end up in the emitted code.
>> 
>> # Testing
>> 
>> * Tier 1-3+
>> * 2 JTReg tests added
>>   * `TestRangeCheck.java` as regression test for the reported issue
>>   * `TestOpaqueGuardNodes.java` to check that opaque guard nodes are added when parsing and removed at macro expansion
>
> Damon Fenacci has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   JDK-8374582: add flagless to test

src/hotspot/share/opto/library_call.cpp line 894:

> 892: 
> 893: inline Node* LibraryCallKit::generate_negative_guard(Node* index, RegionNode* region,
> 894:                                                      Node* *pos_index, bool is_opaque) {

Suggestion:

                                                     Node** pos_index, bool is_opaque) {

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29164#discussion_r2745638291