IJ29284: GPF IN BCVERIFY.C

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: JVM crashed with GPF
  .
  Stack Trace: #13 mergeStacks () at bcverify.c:894
  #14 simulateStack () at bcverify.c:1659
  #15 j9bcv_verifyBytecodes () at bcverify.c:2532
  #16 ?? ()
  #17 inlInternalsPrepareClassImpl () at
  BytecodeInterpreter.hpp:3956
  #18 run () at BytecodeInterpreter.hpp:9557
  #19 bytecodeLoopCompressed () at BytecodeInterpreter.inc:110
  #20 c_cInterpreter () from ../libj9vm29.so
  #21 runJavaThread () at callin.cpp:645
  #22 javaProtectedThreadProc () at vmthread.c:2092
  #23 omrsig_protect () from ../libj9prt29.so
  #24 javaThreadProc () at vmthread.c:346
  #25 thread_wrapper () from ../libj9thr29.so
  #26 start_thread () from ../libpthread.so.0
  #27 clone () from ./lib64/power9/libc.so.6
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Local fix

Problem summary

• Problem occurs due to an optimization error in the compiler for
  PPCLE architectures
  

Problem conclusion

• Compilation optimization has been reduced for bcverify.c
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR6 FP25  (8.0.6.25)
  .
  Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
  Refreshes and Fix Packs.
  For those running stand-alone, information about the available
  Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
             https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  J9 COMMON CODE

• Fixed component ID

  620700127

Applicable component levels

• R270 PSY

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