RFR(xs): 8213834: JVMTI ResourceExhausted should not be posted in CompilerThread

[Daniel D. Daugherty]

Adding serviceability-dev at ...

Since the proposed solution to the bug is to not post an event, I think
the Serviceability Team (which owns JVM/TI) needs to be involved directly
in the review.

Dan


On 11/14/18 9:28 AM, Thomas Stüfe wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> may I please have reviews on this small patch. Note that this is
> borderline serviceability. I try to avoid crossposting, but if you
> think this should be looked at by serviceability feel free to forward
> it there.
>
> Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8213834
>
> CR: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8213834-jvmti-reourceexhausted-shall-not-be-posted-from-compiler-thread/webrev.00/webrev/
>
> Short description: we may post ResourceExhausted from Compiler
> threads. Handlers of this event may call back into the JVM, which may
> cause problems since we run in the compiler thread. The proposed
> solution is not to post the event in that case.
>
> See previous discussion here:
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/serviceability-dev/2018-November/025898.html
>
> Thanks, Thomas