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

[Ioi Lam]

On 2/12/14, 3:28 PM, Christian Thalinger wrote:
> On Feb 12, 2014, at 3:17 PM, Ioi Lam <ioi.lam at oracle.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2/12/14, 2:35 PM, Christian Thalinger wrote:
>>> On Feb 12, 2014, at 1:03 PM, Ioi Lam <ioi.lam at oracle.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Christian,
>>>>
>>>> It's not clear to me how to define a "generic" version of a method and override it in a port. In the "os" class, there aren't virtual methods. Also, the various os_<port>.hpp files are included into the middle of the declaration of the "os" class. So it seems to me one way or another you have to use #ifdef.
>>> Sigh.  We have to stop including stuff into the middle of class declarations.  This is such bad design.
>>>
>>> Is actually a port using a different message right now?
>> No, all ports are using the same message right now.
> Then let’s remove the macro and deal with a solution when we have to.
I think that's a good idea, except I already pushed the change :-( I 
think it's not a big issue so maybe we can clean that up next time this 
area is touched?

- Ioi

>> - Ioi
>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> - Ioi
>>>>
>>>> On 2/12/14, 12:06 PM, Christian Thalinger wrote:
>>>>> 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