src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp

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                                               Thread* THREAD) {
    ClassLoaderData* loader_data1 = class_loader_data(class_loader1);
    ClassLoaderData* loader_data2 = class_loader_data(class_loader2);
  
    Symbol* constraint_name = NULL;
    if (!FieldType::is_array(class_name)) {
      constraint_name = class_name;
    } else {
      // For array classes, their Klass*s are not kept in the
      // constraint table. The element classes are.
-     FieldArrayInfo fd;
      BasicType t = FieldType::get_array_info(class_name, fd, CHECK_(false));
      // primitive types always pass
      if (t != T_OBJECT) {
        return true;
      } else {
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                                               Thread* THREAD) {
    ClassLoaderData* loader_data1 = class_loader_data(class_loader1);
    ClassLoaderData* loader_data2 = class_loader_data(class_loader2);
  
    Symbol* constraint_name = NULL;
+   // Needs to be in same scope as constraint_name in case a Symbol is created and
+   // assigned to constraint_name.
+   FieldArrayInfo fd;
    if (!FieldType::is_array(class_name)) {
      constraint_name = class_name;
    } else {
      // For array classes, their Klass*s are not kept in the
      // constraint table. The element classes are.
      BasicType t = FieldType::get_array_info(class_name, fd, CHECK_(false));
      // primitive types always pass
      if (t != T_OBJECT) {
        return true;
      } else {