[8u] Request for approval: 8087120: [GCC5] java.lang.StackOverflowError on Zero JVM initialization on non x86 platforms

[Rob McKenna]

Correct. You need a sponsor. Perhaps Andrew would be willing to help? 
Failing that please work with the hotspot group.

	-Rob

On 19/11/15 09:41, Severin Gehwolf wrote:
> On Wed, 2015-11-18 at 21:08 +0000, Rob McKenna wrote:
>> Approved. Please add a suitable noreg label to the bug.
>>
>> 	-Rob
>
> Another question: Wouldn't I need a sponsor to get this integrated? Is
> this being taken care of automatically?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Cheers,
> Severin
>
>> On 18/11/15 10:50, Severin Gehwolf wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'd like to ask for approval of a Zero-specific hotspot 8 backport.
>>> Currently, the jdk8u forest fails to build the Zero variant with
>>> GCC 5
>>> due to this:
>>>
>>> src/os_cpu/linux_zero/vm/os_linux_zero.cpp:59:10: error: function
>>> returns address of local variable [-Werror=return-local-addr]
>>>      return dummy;
>>>             ^
>>> src/os_cpu/linux_zero/vm/os_linux_zero.cpp:58:11: note: declared
>>> here
>>>      address dummy = (address) &dummy;
>>>              ^
>>> Note: Fedora 22+ have GCC 5. The above problem and the actual
>>> overflow
>>> bug (if warning is ignored at build time + on relevant arch) goes
>>> away
>>> when JDK-8087120 gets backported to 8u.
>>>
>>> Original Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8087120
>>> 9 webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sgehwolf/webrevs/JDK-8087120/
>>> webrev.01/
>>> 9 review thread: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-dev
>>> /2015-June/018884.html
>>>
>>> The 9 webrev applies with no change to the 8 forest. I'd need
>>> somebody
>>> to sponsor this for me.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Severin
>>>
>