The regression test (testbase_nsk) nsk/regression/b4278848 crashes
HotSpot 1.3fcs-M (Solaris) VM with Segmentation Fault.

See logs and source below.
Comments in source code indicate the line that causes the crash.

% java -version
java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-L)
Java HotSpot (TM) Client VM (build 1.3-M, interpreted mode)

%java b4278848
Segmentation Fault

------------------------------ source text of test: .java -----------------------
import java.lang.reflect.*;

public class b4278848 implements Runnable {

    static int v_depth = 0;
    static Method v_method;
    static Thread v_thread;
    static int v_test_result;

    public static void test(Method p_method) throws Throwable {
        ++v_depth;

// this line instead of the next line => HotSparc (build 1.3-M) works perfectly
//        System.out.println("Test at depth " + v_depth);

// this line instead of the preceding line => HotSparc (build 1.3-M) : Segmentation Fault
        System.out.print("Test at depth " + v_depth+"\r"); 

        Object[] args = {p_method};
        try
        {
            p_method.invoke(null, args);
        }
        catch (InvocationTargetException e)
        {
            throw e.getTargetException();
        }
    }

    public void run() {
        try {
            Class c = b4278848.class;
            Class[] sig = {Method.class};
            v_method = c.getMethod("test", sig);
            test(v_method);
        }
        catch (Throwable e)
        {
            if (e instanceof StackOverflowError) {
                 v_test_result=0/*STATUS_PASSED*/;
            }
        }
    }

    public static int run(String argv[], java.io.PrintStream out) {
        v_test_result=2/*STATUS_FAILED*/;
        v_thread=new Thread(new b4278848());
        v_thread.start();
        try {
            v_thread.join();
        }
        catch (InterruptedException e) {
        }
        return v_test_result;
    }
    public static void main(String argv[]) {
        System.exit(run(argv, System.out) + 95/*STATUS_TEMP*/);
    }
} // end of class b4278848
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N/A

  xxxxx@xxxxx   2001-01-05

Test passes using 1.3 fcs on solaris; also bug 4298656 addresses 
several related stack overflow handling problems to be fixed in merlin.