RFR (S): 8028470: PPC64 (part 214): linux: extend signal handler to catch SIGTRAP on ppc64.

[Vladimir Kozlov]

Whi print_signal_handler() is called for SIGTRAP if handler is not 
installed (on not PPC64)?

Thanks,
Vladimir

On 11/15/13 4:56 PM, Lindenmaier, Goetz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> PPC has a compare-and-trap instruction that is used for NullChecks and RangeChecks.
> If a check fails, SIGTRAP is raised and must be handled by the signal handler of the VM.
> Add support for handling SIGTRAP on PPC64 to linux.
>
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~goetz/webrevs/8028470-0-trap/
>
> Please review and test this change.
>
> Best regards,
>    Goetz.
>