8u60 backport RFR (M) 8067662: "java.lang.NullPointerException: Method name is null" from StackTraceElement.<init>

serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com
Wed Apr 8 01:09:31 UTC 2015


On 4/7/15 6:07 PM, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:
>
>
> On 4/7/15 2:01 PM, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:
>> On 4/7/15 11:20 AM, Coleen Phillimore wrote:
>>>
>>> шI see.  The PreviousVersionWalker is gone in 9 and you're using it 
>>> to find the method.
>>>
>>> But this is only going to find the method if it happens to be in the 
>>> cpCache somewhere.   I think 
>>> pv_node->prev_constant_pool()->pool_holder() is scratch_class (not 
>>> 100% sure).  In which case, you can look at that class to find the 
>>> method with idnum.
>> I'm not 100% sure either.
>> Ok, I will check if using the prev_constant_pool()->pool_holder() is 
>> going to work.
>> It'd make it more consistent with the jdk 9 fix.
>
> This is the updated webrev.
Sorry, forgot to paste the link:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sspitsyn/webrevs/2015/hotspot/8067662-JVMTI-trace.8u60.2/

Thanks,
Serguei

> It is more consistent with the jdk 9 fix.
> Thank you for the suggestion!
>
> Thanks,
> Serguei
>
>>
>> Important part is that at least the saved cpref can be used to find 
>> method name in the
>> the_class cpool if the attempt to find in the previous list cpCaches 
>> was unsuccessful.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Serguei
>>
>>>
>>> Coleen
>>>
>>> On 4/7/15, 1:09 AM, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:
>>>> Coleen,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for looking at this!
>>>>
>>>> The main difference is in instanceKlass.cpp and instanceKlass.hpp.
>>>>
>>>> 8u60:
>>>> +Method* InstanceKlass::method_with_orig_idnum(int idnum) {
>>>> +  if (idnum >= methods()->length()) {
>>>> +    return NULL;
>>>> +  }
>>>> +  Method* m = methods()->at(idnum);
>>>> +  if (m != NULL && m->orig_method_idnum() == idnum) {
>>>> +    return m;
>>>> +  }
>>>> +  // Obsolete method idnum does not match the original idnum
>>>> +  for (int index = 0; index < methods()->length(); ++index) {
>>>> +    m = methods()->at(index);
>>>> +    if (m->orig_method_idnum() == idnum) {
>>>> +      return m;
>>>> +    }
>>>> +  }
>>>> +  // None found, return null for the caller to handle.
>>>> +  return NULL;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +
>>>> +Method* InstanceKlass::method_with_orig_idnum(int idnum, int version) {
>>>> +  if (constants()->version() == version) {
>>>> +    return method_with_orig_idnum(idnum);
>>>> +  }
>>>> +  ConstantPoolCache* cp_cache = NULL;
>>>> +  PreviousVersionWalker pvw(Thread::current(), (InstanceKlass*)this);
>>>> +  for (PreviousVersionNode * pv_node = pvw.next_previous_version();
>>>> +       pv_node != NULL; pv_node = pvw.next_previous_version()) {
>>>> +    ConstantPool* prev_cp = pv_node->prev_constant_pool();
>>>> +    if (prev_cp->version() == version) {
>>>> +      cp_cache = prev_cp->cache();
>>>> +      break;
>>>> +    }
>>>> +  }
>>>> +  if (cp_cache == NULL) {
>>>> +    return NULL; // The pv_node is gone, no method is found
>>>> +  }
>>>> +  Method* method = NULL;
>>>> +  for (int i = 0; i < cp_cache->length(); i++) {
>>>> +    ConstantPoolCacheEntry* entry = cp_cache->entry_at(i);
>>>> +    method = entry->get_interesting_method_entry(this);
>>>> +    if (method == NULL) {
>>>> +      continue; // skip uninteresting entries
>>>> +    }
>>>> +    if (method->orig_method_idnum() == idnum) {
>>>> +      return method;
>>>> +    }
>>>> +  }
>>>> +  // None found, return null for the caller to handle.
>>>> +  return NULL;
>>>> +}
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> jdk 9:
>>>>
>>>> +Method* InstanceKlass::method_with_orig_idnum(int idnum) {
>>>> +  if (idnum >= methods()->length()) {
>>>> +    return NULL;
>>>> +  }
>>>> +  Method* m = methods()->at(idnum);
>>>> +  if (m != NULL && m->orig_method_idnum() == idnum) {
>>>> +    return m;
>>>> +  }
>>>> +  // Obsolete method idnum does not match the original idnum
>>>> +  for (int index = 0; index < methods()->length(); ++index) {
>>>> +    m = methods()->at(index);
>>>> +    if (m->orig_method_idnum() == idnum) {
>>>> +      return m;
>>>> +    }
>>>> +  }
>>>> +  // None found, return null for the caller to handle.
>>>> +  return NULL;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +
>>>> +Method* InstanceKlass::method_with_orig_idnum(int idnum, int version) {
>>>> +  InstanceKlass* holder = get_klass_version(version);
>>>> +  if (holder == NULL) {
>>>> +    return NULL; // The version of klass is gone, no method is found
>>>> +  }
>>>> +  Method* method = holder->method_with_orig_idnum(idnum);
>>>> +  return method;
>>>> +}
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Serguei
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 4/6/15 6:49 PM, Coleen Phillimore wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> This backport looks good.  Why didn't the patch apply cleanly?  It 
>>>>> seems mostly the same to me.
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Coleen
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/6/15, 7:50 PM, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:
>>>>>> Coleen and Dan,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm asking you as the jdk  9 reviewers...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please, let me know if you have any chance and plans to review this.
>>>>>> Would it be enough to have just one (R) reviewer for a non-clean 
>>>>>> backport?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Serguei
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4/2/15 5:03 PM, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:
>>>>>>> Please, review the jdk 8u60 backport for:
>>>>>>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8067662
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 8u60 hotspot webrev:
>>>>>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sspitsyn/webrevs/2015/hotspot/8067662-JVMTI-trace.8u60 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 8u60 webrev for unit test update (the fix applies cleanly):
>>>>>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sspitsyn/webrevs/2015/jdk/8067662-JVMTI-trace-test.8u60 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 9 hotspot webrev:
>>>>>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sspitsyn/webrevs/2015/hotspot/8067662-JVMTI-trace.2 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 9 webrev for unit test update:
>>>>>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sspitsyn/webrevs/2015/jdk/8067662-JVMTI-trace-test.2 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Summary:
>>>>>>>   The 9 fix can not be applied cleanly so that I have to rework 
>>>>>>> the fix a little bit.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   An NPE is trown in a thread dumping via JMX when doing CPU 
>>>>>>> profiling in NetBeans Profiler and VisualVM.
>>>>>>>   The issue is that the methods and related klass versions are 
>>>>>>> not kept alive if a class redefinition
>>>>>>>   takes place between catching a Throwable and taking a thread 
>>>>>>> dump.
>>>>>>>   It can result in loosing an obsolete method, and so, the 
>>>>>>> reconstruction of method name becomes impossible.
>>>>>>>   In such a case, the null reference is returned instead of a 
>>>>>>> valid method name.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   The solution is to use current klass version and method 
>>>>>>> orig_idnum instead of ordinary method idnum
>>>>>>>   to find required method pointer. In the worst case when the 
>>>>>>> related klass version is gone
>>>>>>>   (was not included to or was removed from the previous_versions 
>>>>>>> linked list), a saved method name
>>>>>>>   CP index of the latest klass version can be used to restore 
>>>>>>> the method name.
>>>>>>>   The footprint extra overhead for this approach is u2 per stack 
>>>>>>> frame.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Testing in progress:
>>>>>>>   In progress: nsk redefine classes tests, JTREG 
>>>>>>> java/lang/instrument
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Serguei
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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