RFR: 8186459: [JVMCI] ClassNotFoundException thrown by CompilerToVM.lookupType() should be converted to a LinkageError

[Doug Simon]

> On 18 Aug 2017, at 23:58, Vladimir Kozlov <vladimir.kozlov at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> On 8/18/17 2:49 PM, Doug Simon wrote:
>> It seems easier to do the exception handling in Java and I'm not sure I see a disadvantage to doing it there?
> 
> :) I am C++ guy.

I need to assign more Graal bugs to you to fix that ;-)

> 
> Okay.
> 
> Thanks,
> Vladimir
> 
>> -Doug
>>> On 18 Aug 2017, at 23:41, Vladimir Kozlov <vladimir.kozlov at oracle.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Should you change C++ part of JVMCI instead and check PENDING_EXCEPTION like next?
>>> 
>>> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk10/hs/hotspot/file/c8607c55bfda/src/share/vm/oops/method.cpp#l1573
>>> 
>>> or call SystemDictionary::resolve_or_fail() instead of resolve_or_null()?:
>>> 
>>> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk10/hs/hotspot/file/c8607c55bfda/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp#l191
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Vladimir
>>> 
>>> On 8/18/17 1:32 PM, Doug Simon wrote:
>>>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8186459
>>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dnsimon/8186459/
>>>> -Doug