RFR: 8364235: Fix for JDK-8361447 breaks the alignment requirements for GuardedMemory [v4]

Axel Boldt-Christmas aboldtch at openjdk.org
Wed Jul 30 07:53:55 UTC 2025


On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 07:24:49 GMT, David Holmes <dholmes at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> The fix for [JDK-8361447](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8361447) added a new field to the `GuardHeader`, not realizing that the size of the `GuardHeader` must be such that the address of the user-data has the strictest necessary alignment (16-byte).
>> 
>> We need to add a padding field to restore the alignment.
>> 
>> A static assert is added to check the alignment.
>> 
>> Testing:
>>  - tiers 1-3 (in progress)
>> 
>> Thanks
>
> David Holmes has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   typo

Marked as reviewed by aboldtch (Reviewer).

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PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26524#pullrequestreview-3070290595


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