RFR: 8375534: Debug method 'pp' should support compressed oops
Tobias Hartmann
thartmann at openjdk.org
Fri Jan 16 13:43:47 UTC 2026
The debug method `pp` is currently not able to handle compressed oops. This should fix it. The code is similar to `BlockLocationPrinter<CollectedHeapT>::print_location`.
**Before:**
(rr) call (void*) pp(0x6b9c08fc8)
"Executing pp"
java.lang.Runtime$Version
{0x00000006b9c08fc8} - klass: 'java/lang/Runtime$Version' - flags:
- ---- fields (total size 4 words):
- private final value 'version' 'Ljava/util/List;' @12 a 'java/util/ImmutableCollections$List12'{0x00000006b9c2cbb8} (0xd7385977)
- private final value 'pre' 'Ljava/util/Optional;' @16 a 'java/util/Optional'{0x00000006b9c2cbd0} (0xd738597a)
- private final value 'build' 'Ljava/util/Optional;' @20 a 'java/util/Optional'{0x00000006b9c0a118} (0xd7381423)
- private final value 'optional' 'Ljava/util/Optional;' @24 a 'java/util/Optional'{0x00000006b9c2cbe8} (0xd738597d)
$1 = (void *) 0x0
(rr) call (void*) pp(0xd7381423)
"Executing pp"
The program being debugged received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault
while in a function called from GDB. GDB has restored the context
to what it was before the call. To change this behavior use
"set unwind-on-signal off". Evaluation of the expression containing
the function (pp(long)) will be abandoned.
**After:**
```(rr) call (void*) pp(0x6b9c08fc8)
"Executing pp"
java.lang.Runtime$Version
{0x00000006b9c08fc8} - klass: 'java/lang/Runtime$Version' - flags:
- ---- fields (total size 4 words):
- private final value 'version' 'Ljava/util/List;' @12 a 'java/util/ImmutableCollections$List12'{0x00000006b9c2cbb8} (0xd7385977)
- private final value 'pre' 'Ljava/util/Optional;' @16 a 'java/util/Optional'{0x00000006b9c2cbd0} (0xd738597a)
- private final value 'build' 'Ljava/util/Optional;' @20 a 'java/util/Optional'{0x00000006b9c0a118} (0xd7381423)
- private final value 'optional' 'Ljava/util/Optional;' @24 a 'java/util/Optional'{0x00000006b9c2cbe8} (0xd738597d)
$1 = (void *) 0x0
(rr) call (void*) pp(0xd7381423)
"Executing pp"
3610776611 is a compressed pointer to object: java.util.Optional
{0x00000006b9c0a118} - klass: 'java/util/Optional' - flags:
- ---- fields (total size 3 words):
- private final value 'value' 'Ljava/lang/Object;' @16 null (0x00000000)
$2 = (void *) 0x0
Thanks,
Tobias
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Commit messages:
- JDK-8375534
Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29280/files
Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=29280&range=00
Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8375534
Stats: 14 lines in 1 file changed: 14 ins; 0 del; 0 mod
Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29280.diff
Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/29280/head:pull/29280
PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29280
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