[jdk24u] RFR: 8347718: Unexpected NullPointerException in C2 compiled code due to ReduceAllocationMerges

Mon Feb 10 08:12:57 UTC 2025

Hi all,

This pull request contains a backport of commit [9f4d3de4](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/commit/9f4d3de442a846c503dac52de4a757e5b5638e73) from the [openjdk/jdk](https://git.openjdk.org/jdk) repository.

The commit being backported was authored by Cesar Soares Lucas on 28 Jan 2025 and was reviewed by Vladimir Kozlov and Tobias Hartmann.

Thanks!

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Commit messages:
 - Backport 9f4d3de442a846c503dac52de4a757e5b5638e73

Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk24u/pull/65/files
  Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk24u&pr=65&range=00
  Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8347718
  Stats: 74 lines in 2 files changed: 71 ins; 0 del; 3 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk24u/pull/65.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk24u.git pull/65/head:pull/65

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk24u/pull/65