RFR (XXS) 8066292: Test java/nio/file/Files/CheckPermissions.java triggers stack overflow with -server -Xcomp

[Vladimir Kozlov]

On 2/22/16 2:31 PM, Dean Long wrote:
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8066292
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> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dlong/8066292/webrev/
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> With -Xcomp, a cycle between compile requests and class loading can cause infinite recursion resulting in
> StackOverflowError's that are silently ignored.  To break the cycle, this changeset removes the ancient call to
> Method::load_signature_classes() for C2.  This call is no longer needed.

"This call is no longer needed" because ...? Why it is not needed? C2 can't compile methods if these classes are not loaded.

Thanks,
Vladimir

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> Tested in RBT with --test
> vm.compiler.testlist,hotspot/test/:hotspot_compiler_closed,hotspot/test/:hotspot_compiler_1,hotspot/test/:hotspot_compiler_2,hotspot/test/:hotspot_compiler_3
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> dl