hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/vmCMSOperations.cpp

rev 6902 : 8062036: ConcurrentMarkThread::slt may be invoked before ConcurrentMarkThread::makeSurrogateLockerThread causing intermittent crashes
Summary: Suppress gc_alot during VM init, improve error for SLT uninitialized.
Reviewed-by: jmasa, brutisso, tschatzl

@@ -48,12 +48,16 @@
 // Methods in abstract class VM_CMS_Operation
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void VM_CMS_Operation::acquire_pending_list_lock() {
   // The caller may block while communicating
   // with the SLT thread in order to acquire/release the PLL.
-  ConcurrentMarkSweepThread::slt()->
-    manipulatePLL(SurrogateLockerThread::acquirePLL);
+  SurrogateLockerThread* slt = ConcurrentMarkSweepThread::slt();
+  if (slt != NULL) {
+    slt->manipulatePLL(SurrogateLockerThread::acquirePLL);
+  } else {
+    SurrogateLockerThread::report_missing_slt();
+  }
 }
 
 void VM_CMS_Operation::release_and_notify_pending_list_lock() {
   // The caller may block while communicating
   // with the SLT thread in order to acquire/release the PLL.