RFR: 8282218: C1: Missing side effects of dynamic class loading during constant linkage

[Tobias Hartmann]

On Thu, 24 Feb 2022 13:51:18 GMT, Vladimir Ivanov <vlivanov at openjdk.org> wrote:

> (The problem is similar to JDK-8282194, but with class loading this time.)
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> C1 handles unresolved constants by performing constant resolution at runtime and then putting the constant value into the generated code by patching it. But it treats the not-yet-resolved value as a pure constant without any side effects.
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> It's not the case for constants which trigger class loading using custom class loaders. (All non-String constants do that.)
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> There are no guarantees that there are no side effects during class loading, so C1 has to be conservative.
> 
> Proposed fix kills memory after accessing not-yet-loaded constant in the context of any non-trusted class loader.
> 
> Testing: hs-tier1 - hs-tier4

Comment to keep this open.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7612