8001028: Improve GC option handling
Summary: If there are not enough native resources to create the ReferenceHandler or Finalizer Java threads, the VM will attempt to throw an OOME before the java.lang.Class class has been initialized. This can result in assertion failures and other crashes. Move the initialization of the java.lang.Class class to just before the initialization of the java.lang.ref.Finalizer class.
Reviewed-by: jwilhelm, dholmes, coleenp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp Thu Dec 13 09:06:38 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp Wed Dec 12 12:07:32 2012 -0800
@@ -3527,11 +3527,12 @@
java_lang_Thread::set_thread_status(thread_object,
java_lang_Thread::RUNNABLE);
- // The VM preresolve methods to these classes. Make sure that get initialized
+ // The VM creates & returns objects of this class. Make sure it's initialized.
+ initialize_class(vmSymbols::java_lang_Class(), CHECK_0);
+
+ // The VM preresolves methods to these classes. Make sure that they get initialized
initialize_class(vmSymbols::java_lang_reflect_Method(), CHECK_0);
initialize_class(vmSymbols::java_lang_ref_Finalizer(), CHECK_0);
- // The VM creates & returns objects of this class. Make sure it's initialized.
- initialize_class(vmSymbols::java_lang_Class(), CHECK_0);
call_initializeSystemClass(CHECK_0);
// get the Java runtime name after java.lang.System is initialized