IJ27398: ASSERTION FAILED WHEN TRYING TO WRITE A CLASS FILE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: The javacore file shows a dump event
  "traceassert" (00080000) received.
          The snap trace shows the following message:
          Assert     * ** ASSERTION FAILED ** at
  ClassFileWriter.hpp:148: ((0 ))
  .
  Stack Trace: The native stack trace looks like this:
          doTracePoint ()
          javaTrace ()
          indexForType ()
          indexForUTF8 ()
          ClassFileWriter::writeAttributeHeader ()
          ClassFileWriter::writeTypeAnnotationsAttribute ()
          ClassFileWriter::writeCodeAttribute ()
          ClassFileWriter::writeMethod ()
          ClassFileWriter::writeMethods ()
          ClassFileWriter::writeClassFile ()
          ClassFileWriter::ClassFileWriter ()
          j9bcutil_transformROMClass ()
          internalLoadROMClass ()
          createROMClassFromClassFile ()
          internalDefineClass ()
          defineClassCommon ()
          Java_java_lang_ClassLoader_defineClassImpl ()
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• This issue is caused because a method code type annotation is
  missed.
  

Problem conclusion

• The JVM has been updated so that the method code type annotation
  is read properly.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR6 FP16  (8.0.6.16)
  .
  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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