src/share/vm/memory/oopFactory.cpp

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  typeArrayOop oopFactory::new_charArray(const char* utf8_str, TRAPS) {
    int length = utf8_str == NULL ? 0 : UTF8::unicode_length(utf8_str);
    typeArrayOop result = new_charArray(length, CHECK_NULL);
+   result = typeArrayOop(oopDesc::bs()->write_barrier(result));
    if (length > 0) {
      UTF8::convert_to_unicode(utf8_str, result->char_at_addr(0), length);
    }
    return result;
  }