[9] RFR for JDK-8155004: CrashOnOutOfMemoryError doesn't work for OOM caused by inability to create threads'

[Robbin Ehn]

Hi Shafi,

Looks good and works fine (tested with repro from bug), thanks for fixing!

/Robbin

(not a Reviewer)

On 10/10/2016 09:24 AM, Shafi Ahmad wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Please review the simple change for the fix of bug '' JDK-8155004: CrashOnOutOfMemoryError doesn't work for OOM caused by inability to create threads'.
>
> Summary:
> In the current implementation there are few scenarios where we are not obeying the jvm option -XX:+CrashOnOutOfMemoryError.
> While I was analysis this issue I found there are two jvm state where OOM can happen:
>  1.  OOM during VM initialization - as per our internal discussion for this case it is not worth for dumping core file, so this is left as it is.
>  2.  OOM once VM is initialized - For this scenario most of the place code is already added but few place corresponding code changes are missing so this change covers it.
>
> Webrev link: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~shshahma/8155004/webrev.00/
> Jdk9 bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8155004
>
> Testing: jprt and jtreg (on Linux x86_64)
>
> Regards,
> Shafi
>