RFR (XS) 7182040 - make native thread creation failure message more descriptive

[David Holmes]

Okay I guess. :)

David

On 11/02/2014 8:00 AM, Ioi Lam wrote:
> Please review a very small fix (JDK9):
>
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~iklam/7182040/thread_create_failed_msg_001/
>
> Bug: The original "OutOfMemorError" message could be misleading when the
>       actual cause is the OS limit on number of processes/threads.
>
>      https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-7182040
>
> Summary of fix:
>
>      I changed all occurrence of the literal string "unable to create
> new native thread"
>      in the C code to call a common function
> os::native_thread_creation_failed_msg().
>
>      Individual OS ports may define an alternative message by defining the
>      OS_NATIVE_THREAD_CREATION_FAILED_MSG macro in os_<port>.hpp
>
>      Here's a snap shot of the new message:
>
>      java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: unable to create native thread:
> possibly out of memory
>                                  or process/resource limits reached
>          at java.lang.Thread.start0(Native Method)
>          at java.lang.Thread.start(Thread.java:713)
>          at spin.main(spin.java:15)
>
> Tests:
>
>      JPRT
>
> Thanks
> - Ioi