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

Coleen Phillimore coleen.phillimore at oracle.com
Wed Apr 8 18:49:28 UTC 2015


Serguei,  This latest version looks great.
Coleen

On 4/8/15, 2:38 PM, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:
> Thanks, Dan!
>
> I will correct the grammar before the push..
>
> Thanks,
> Serguei
>
> On 4/8/15 6:54 AM, Daniel D. Daugherty wrote:
>> On 4/7/15 7:09 PM, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:
>>> 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/
>>
>> Comparing the two patch files looks good. A couple of nits:
>>
>> src/share/vm/classfile/javaClasses.cpp
>>     L1451: // Use specific ik version...
>>     L1884: // Use specific ik version...
>>         grammar: 'Use a specific ik version...'
>>
>>     L1452: // refer to version that...
>>     L1885: // refer to version that...
>>         grammar: 'refer to a version that...'
>>
>> src/share/vm/classfile/javaClasses.hpp
>>     No comments.
>>
>> src/share/vm/oops/instanceKlass.cpp
>>     No comments.
>>
>> src/share/vm/oops/instanceKlass.hpp
>>     No comments.
>>
>> Thumbs up.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 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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