RFR (XS): 8160024 jdb returns invalid argument count if first parameter to Arrays.asList is null

[Dmitry Samersoff]

Serguei,

Looks good to me.

PS: It might be better to refactor this code sometimes to don't check
the same things multiple time.

-Dmitry

On 2016-11-01 15:58, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:
> Please, review this small fix.
> 
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8160024
> 
> JDK webrev:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sspitsyn/webrevs/2016/hotspot/8160024-JDI-eval.jdk1/
> 
> 
> The bug is confidential, so the RFR is sent to the confidential mailing
> lists.
> 
> 
> Summary:
> 
>   The JDI incorrectly evaluates the expression: Arrays.asList(null, "a").
>   The root cause is a special case in the method MethodImpl.handleVarArgs()
>   that has been corrected in order to fix the problem.
> 
>   New unit test is included: jdk/test/com/sun/jdi/EvalArraysAsList.sh
> 
> Testing:
>   Ran new unit test, Jtreg com/sun/jdi and nsk.jdi.testlist.
>   All tests are passed.
> 
> Thanks,
> Serguei
> 


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Dmitry Samersoff
Oracle Java development team, Saint Petersburg, Russia
* I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the sources.