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

[Christian Thalinger]

Can we not use a macro for the message?

OS_NATIVE_THREAD_CREATION_FAILED_MSG

If you want to be able to override the message override the method.

On Feb 10, 2014, at 2:00 PM, Ioi Lam <ioi.lam at oracle.com> 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