RFR: 8365229: ARM32: c2i_no_clinit_check_entry assert failed after JDK-8364269 [v4]

Vladimir Kozlov kvn at openjdk.org
Wed Aug 13 18:39:17 UTC 2025


On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:16:59 GMT, Aleksey Shipilev <shade at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> When recording adapter entries, we record _offsets_, not the actual addresses:
>> 
>> 
>>   entry_offset[3] = handler->get_c2i_no_clinit_check_entry() - i2c_entry;
>> 
>> 
>> Every platform except ARM32 and Zero have all these entries set up, so offset are always sane. But those two platforms set up `nullptr` as `c2i_no_clinit_check_entry()`, because clinit barriers are unimplemented. So the new assert added in [JDK-8364269](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8364269) fails encountering effectively `nullptr - i2c_entry` "garbage".
>> 
>> This PR is the second least horrible (IMO) fix for this: relaxing assert by checking that "out of range" values are actually wrapping around back to `0`/`nullptr`. Had to do it in unsigned ints to avoid UB. For the affected platforms, we do not actually access this problematic/garbage entry offset, since we are always checking if clinit barriers are enabled. So the assert is the only place where it matters.
>> 
>> The least horrible solution would be storing the actual `address`-es instead of `int` offsets. But that likely has footprint implications.
>> 
>> Additional testing:
>>  - [x] Linux x86_64 server fastdebug, `runtime/cds` still works
>>  - [x] Linux ARM32 server fastdebug, `java -version` now works
>>  - [x] Linux x86_64 zero fastdebug, `make bootcycle-images` now works
>
> Aleksey Shipilev has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Handling Zero crash as well

Agree.

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Marked as reviewed by kvn (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26746#pullrequestreview-3117240290


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