RFR: 8367149: Add ergonomic construction for creating ad-hoc VMErrorCallback
Axel Boldt-Christmas
aboldtch at openjdk.org
Tue Sep 9 06:38:10 UTC 2025
Add a class OnVMError which uses the VMErrorCallback mechanism which is an ergonomic construction for creating ad-hoc VMErrorCallback which automatically calls the provided invocable f if a VM crash occurs within its lifetime. Can be used to instrument a build for more detailed contextual information gathering. Especially useful when hunting down intermittent bugs, or issues only reproducible in environments where access to a debugger is not readily available. Example use:
```C++
{
// Note the lambda is invoked after an error occurs within this thread,
// and during on_error's lifetime. If state prior to the crash is required,
// capture a copy of it first.
auto important_value = get_the_value();
OnVMError on_error([&](outputStream* st) {
// Dump the important bits.
st->print("Prior value: ");
important_value.print_on(st);
st->print("During crash: ")
get_the_value().print_on(st);
// Dump whole the whole state.
this->print_on(st);
});
// Sometimes doing a thing will crash the VM.
do_a_thing();
}
C++17 class template argument deduction finally makes these sort of constructions ergonomic to use without the need for auto and helper construction methods.
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Commit messages:
- 8367149: Add ergonomic construction for creating ad-hoc VMErrorCallback
Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27159/files
Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=27159&range=00
Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8367149
Stats: 37 lines in 1 file changed: 37 ins; 0 del; 0 mod
Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27159.diff
Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/27159/head:pull/27159
PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27159
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