[jdk8u-dev] RFR: 8360869: jcstress is able to crash jdk8 on aarch64 with jfr on [v6]

[Severin Gehwolf]

On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:18:22 GMT, Jiří Vaněk <jvanek at openjdk.org> wrote:

>>> > I would move the `AC_MSG_RESULT` earlier i.e.
>>> > ```
>>> >       AC_MSG_RESULT([found ($COMPILER_VERSION_NUMBER])
>>> >       if test $COMPILER_VERSION_NUMBER_MAJOR -lt 5; then
>>> >         AC_MSG_ERROR([GCC < 5 is known to lead to incorrect compilation on aarch64. See JDK-8360869.])
>>> >       fi
>>> > ```
>>> 
>>> Sure, sounds good. Done.
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks. This looks good with aph's amendments as well.
>> 
>> It should mean the checking line is always completed with the version number and the error is on its own line.
>> 
>>> 
>>> > And yes, configure needs to be regenerated at present.
>>> 
>>> Any recommended version of autoconf to use? When I use 2.72, the diff is 90% of the file.
>> 
>> I'll look at what I used. You may need to dust off an older version (2.72 sounds very new, not sure I've seen that one yet)
>> 
>> It can produce differing results even with the same version from different distro packages, so I would like to drop it as we have on later JDKs. If you would rather wait on that backport, that's an alternative option. I would like to finally get that into the January update.
>> 
>>> 
>>> > I've removed the approval request. This should only be done after successful review and with a comment as to why it is suitable for inclusion. Easier way is with the `/approval request` command.
>>> 
>>> Sure thing. Whether to do it or so, is if course on you and @theRealAph . I will do my best on how to do that. Thanx!
>> 
>> This is just the general process across all update releases. If there are PRs in the approval queue that still need a review, it clogs it up and can mean that ones that are ready to go are missed. In theory, there are a lot more reviewers than maintainers :)
>
> @gnu-andrew  @theRealAph   Can we please approve this or reject? TY!

This just needs an 8u Reviewer to approve. @judovana Please merge master to get an updated GHA run. Thanks!

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk8u-dev/pull/697#issuecomment-3803923423