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

[Doug Simon]

Can I please get one more review on this RFR.

-Doug

> On 18 Aug 2017, at 23:57, Doug Simon <doug.simon at oracle.com> wrote:
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>> On 18 Aug 2017, at 23:58, Vladimir Kozlov <vladimir.kozlov at oracle.com> wrote:
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>> 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.
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> I need to assign more Graal bugs to you to fix that ;-)
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>> 
>> Okay.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Vladimir
>> 
>>> -Doug
>>>> On 18 Aug 2017, at 23:41, Vladimir Kozlov <vladimir.kozlov at oracle.com> wrote:
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>>>> Should you change C++ part of JVMCI instead and check PENDING_EXCEPTION like next?
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>>>> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk10/hs/hotspot/file/c8607c55bfda/src/share/vm/oops/method.cpp#l1573
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>>>> or call SystemDictionary::resolve_or_fail() instead of resolve_or_null()?:
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>>>> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk10/hs/hotspot/file/c8607c55bfda/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp#l191
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>>>> 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
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