RFR: 8371458: [REDO] Remove exception handler stub code in C2

Ruben duke at openjdk.org
Thu Nov 13 07:58:14 UTC 2025


On Fri, 7 Nov 2025 11:07:40 GMT, Ruben <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> The original fix [JDK-8365047](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8365047) was backed out by [JDK-8371388](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8371388), this is the REDO.
> 
> The C2 exception handler stub code is only a trampoline to the generated exception handler blob. This change removes the extra step on the way to the generated blob.
> 
> According to some comments in the source code, the exception handler stub code used to be patched upon deoptimization, however presumably these comments are outdated as the patching upon deoptimization happens for post-call NOPs only.

I am planning to update this PR today to include the comments.
However, I still have not identified a way to ensure the deopt handler stub ends at a page boundary in a unit test.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28192#issuecomment-3526178620


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