[9] RFR(L) 8158168: SIGSEGV: CollectedHeap::fill_with_objects(HeapWord*, unsigned long, bool)+0xa8

[Tobias Hartmann]

Hi,

On 22.03.2017 06:09, David Holmes wrote:
> I wonder if the reviewers have fully realized the potential impact here? This has exposed a flaw in the way intrinsics are used from core classes.

For the record, I'm fine with both the initial fix as well as the simplified version. If we don't add the debug runtime checks in the intrinsics, we should definitely add them with JDK 10 as additional safety net (we should consider other intrinsics and C1 as well).

Thanks,
Tobias