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src/hotspot/share/runtime/threadSMR.cpp
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rev 50688 : 8205195: NestedThreadsListHandleInErrorHandlingTest fails because hs_err doesn't contain _nested_thread_list_max
Summary: Grab Threads_lock in VMError::controlled_crash() so ErrorHandling tests are more stable.
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@@ -1065,12 +1065,19 @@
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// Print Threads class SMR info.
void ThreadsSMRSupport::print_info_on(outputStream* st) {
- // Only grab the Threads_lock if we don't already own it
- // and if we are not reporting an error.
+ // Only grab the Threads_lock if we don't already own it and if we
+ // are not reporting an error.
+ // Note: Not grabbing the Threads_lock during during error reporting
+ // is dangerous because the data structures we want to print can be
+ // freed concurrently. However, grabbing the Threads_lock during
+ // error reporting can be equally dangerous since this thread might
+ // block during error reporting or a nested error could leave the
+ // Threads_lock held. The classic no win scenario.
+ //
MutexLockerEx ml((Threads_lock->owned_by_self() || VMError::is_error_reported()) ? NULL : Threads_lock);
st->print_cr("Threads class SMR info:");
st->print_cr("_java_thread_list=" INTPTR_FORMAT ", length=%u, "
"elements={", p2i(_java_thread_list),
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