[8u-dev] RFA: 6618335: ThreadReference.stop(null) throws NPE instead of InvalidTypeException

[Seán Coffey]

Approved.

Regards,
Sean.

On 23/08/17 10:56, David Buck wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Please approve the backport of this small serviceability fix to 
> 8u-dev. The JDK 9 patch applies cleanly as-is to the 8u-dev forest.
>
> bug report:
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6618335
>
> jdk 9 changeset:
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/jdk/rev/7a7a628ad087
>
> jdk 9 review thread:
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/serviceability-dev/2014-November/016054.html 
>
>
> I have manually tested the fix against the testcase attached to the 
> bug report. Default and hotspot jprt testsets also run and passed.
>
> Cheers,
> -Buck