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

Guanqiang Han ghan at openjdk.org
Wed Jan 21 08:39:52 UTC 2026


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().

**Fix:**

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.

**Test:**

GHA

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Commit messages:
 - fix 8374516

Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29338/files
  Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=29338&range=00
  Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8374516
  Stats: 44 lines in 2 files changed: 43 ins; 0 del; 1 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29338.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/29338/head:pull/29338

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


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