RFR(S): 8029351: assert(bt != T_OBJECT) failed: Guard is incorrect in VM:defmeth

Coleen Phillimore coleen.phillimore at oracle.com
Mon Dec 9 08:28:21 PST 2013


On 12/9/2013 9:42 AM, David Chase wrote:
> On 2013-12-09, at 9:39 AM, Coleen Phillimore <coleen.phillimore at oracle.com> wrote:
>
>> On 12/9/2013 9:17 AM, David Chase wrote:
>>> I was attempting Christian's cleanup, and saw what would have been a nice one
>>>
>>>    tag. basic_type() == T_OBJECT
>>>
>>> but that did not evaluate the same condition -- it also includes
>>>
>>>    is_klass_index() || is_string_index()
>> These tags are temporary during class file parsing, so omitting them is safe (famous last words).
>> Coleen
> So is including them ALSO safe, since they should never occur?
> I'd prefer to use an existing "are you an object" code rather than inventing another one.
> I could also insert asserts that those two cases are not leaking through.
>
> David
>

Yes, these two tags are also safe and true.   They might be expected in 
other call sites (now or in the future), so don't add asserts.

Coleen



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