[9] RFR (XS): 8144024: Octane fails with "memory leak: allocating handle outside HandleMark"

[Vladimir Ivanov]

>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~vlivanov/8144024/webrev.00/
>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8144024
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> Looks fine but
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>> DependencyContext verification is broken because it can't always
>> allocate a handle for context holder in appropriate
>> handle area.
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> Can you explain in more details what happened? What is "appropriate
> handle area"?
In reported case, there were no HandleMark allocated in GC code. But 
instead of adding one, I decided to avoid Handle-based verification 
logic. DependencyContext itself doesn't use any handles, so requiring 
one just for verification purposes is not convenient IMO.

Best regards,
Vladimir Ivanov