Integrated: 8374516: -version asserts with "-XX:+UseAESCTRIntrinsics -XX:-UseAES": "need AES instructions and misaligned SSE support" in generate_counterMode_AESCrypt_Parallel()

[Guanqiang Han]

On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:32:59 GMT, Guanqiang Han <ghan at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Please review this change. Thanks!
> 
> **Description:**
> 
> VM crashes during startup on x86 when running with -XX:+UseAESCTRIntrinsics -XX:-UseAES. In this configuration, UseAESCTRIntrinsics may remain enabled while UseAES is explicitly disabled, and the VM generates AES-CTR stubs, hitting an assert(UseAES) in generate_counterMode_AESCrypt_Parallel().
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> **Fix:**
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> Update x86 flag initialization to enforce the dependency between UseAESCTRIntrinsics and UseAES. When UseAES is disabled, explicitly disable UseAESCTRIntrinsics (with a warning when it was set on the command line), aligning behavior with the existing UseAES/UseAESIntrinsics gating and avoiding stub generation with inconsistent flag states.
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> **Test:**
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> GHA

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: a69409b0
Author:    Guanqiang Han <ghan at openjdk.org>
Committer: SendaoYan <syan at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/a69409b0b7bcb4eb9a66327e1c6c53b3361ea1e9
Stats:     51 lines in 2 files changed: 47 ins; 4 del; 0 mod

8374516: -version asserts with "-XX:+UseAESCTRIntrinsics -XX:-UseAES": "need AES instructions and misaligned SSE support" in generate_counterMode_AESCrypt_Parallel()

Reviewed-by: kvn

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29338