RFR: JDK7 backport of 8020675 - invalid jar file in the bootclasspath could lead to jvm fatal error

Thu Nov 6 14:54:27 UTC 2014

On 11/6/14 6:37 AM, Andreas Eriksson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Could someone please review this jdk7 backport of JDK-8020675 
> <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8020675> please.
> Summary:
> invalid jar file in the bootclasspath could lead to jvm fatal error
> removed offending EXCEPTION_MARK calls and code cleanup
>
> One code change necessary for the backport was in method 
> ClassLoader::load_classfile.
> The change was to use CHECK_(instanceKlassHandle()) instead of 
> CHECK_NULL.
> See the mail thread at 
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-dev/2014-November/015825.html 
> for more information.
>
> Also, I'm not sure how to update the copyright years.
> In the jdk8 changeset they are updated from 2012 to 2013.
> In this backport, should I update the JDK7 copyright years from 2011 
> to 2013, or to 2014 or just leave them at 2011?

The original change was made in 2013 so that's the copyright year
that should "follow" the code...

Dan

>
> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~aeriksso/8020675/webrev.00/
>
> Regards,
> Andreas
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