RFR: 8375534: Debug method 'pp' should support compressed oops [v2]

Tobias Hartmann thartmann at openjdk.org
Mon Jan 19 08:11:00 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

Tobias Hartmann has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:

  Let's just use print_location instead

-------------

Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29280/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29280/files/d09f09ca..c4b67195

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=29280&range=01
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=29280&range=00-01

  Stats: 18 lines in 1 file changed: 1 ins; 17 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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