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Bug ID: 6472335 Allocation of huge array which would cause OutOfMemoryError causes JVM to hang with -Xincgc
6472335 : Allocation of huge array which would cause OutOfMemoryError causes JVM to hang with -Xincgc

Details
Type:
Bug
Submit Date:
2006-09-19
Status:
Closed
Updated Date:
2012-03-22
Project Name:
JDK
Resolved Date:
2011-03-07
Component:
hotspot
OS:
solaris,generic
Sub-Component:
gc
CPU:
sparc,generic
Priority:
P2
Resolution:
Fixed
Affected Versions:
6
Fixed Versions:
hs10

Related Reports
Backport:
JDK-2142632 - Allocation of huge array which would cause OutOfMemoryError causes JVM to hang with -Xincgc
Backport:
JDK-2142868 - Allocation of huge array which would cause OutOfMemoryError causes JVM to hang with -Xincgc
Backport:
JDK-2142869 - Allocation of huge array which would cause OutOfMemoryError causes JVM to hang with -Xincgc
Backport:
JDK-2176772 - Allocation of huge array which would cause OutOfMemoryError causes JVM to hang with -Xincgc
Duplicate:
JDK-6474987 - ReadData32bit test fails with java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError using -xincgc flag
Duplicate:
JDK-6476760 - api/java_awt/Image/WritableRaster/index.html#CreatePackedRasterTest1 fails with -incgc
Relates:
JDK-6475811 - iCMS: assert(top < _icms_stop_limit,"Tautology")
Relates:
JDK-6415406 - ATG client crash with fastdebug build at methodOopDesc::bci_from

Sub Tasks

Description
The following simple program when run with -Xincgc (or with -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalMode) causes JVM to hang.

public class Allocate {
        public static void main(String[] args) {
                int size = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
                int[] arr = new int[size];
        }
}

Comments
SUGGESTED FIX

Event:            putback-to
Parent workspace: /net/jano.sfbay/export/disk05/hotspot/ws/main/gc_baseline
                  (jano.sfbay:/export/disk05/hotspot/ws/main/gc_baseline)
Child workspace:  /net/prt-web/prt-workspaces/20060922160805.ysr.bot/workspace
                  (prt-web:/net/prt-web/prt-workspaces/20060922160805.ysr.bot/workspace)
User:             ysr

Comment:

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Job ID:                 20060922160805.ysr.bot
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Submitter:              ysr
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Fixed 6472335: Allocation of huge array which would cause OutOfMemoryError causes JVM to hang with -Xincgc. 

  Webrev: http://analemma.sfbay/net/spot/scratch/ysr/bot/webrev

A predicate computation in CMSGen::allocation_limit_reached()
was overflowing. This day-one bug was unmasked because of the
recent (b92) fix for CR 6415406.

Reviewed by: Andrey Petrusenko

Fix Verified: yes

Verification Testing: test in bug report

Other testing: PRT & refworload ?? incgc ?? concgc

Files:
update: src/share/vm/memory/concurrentMarkSweepGeneration.cpp

Examined files: 3878

Contents Summary:
       1   update
    3877   no action (unchanged)
2006-09-25 
EVALUATION

The fix should be backported to 6u1, 5u10 and any other update release
to which 6415406 has been backported.
2006-09-20 
SUGGESTED FIX

--- For diffs, see PRT webrev below ---
2006-09-19 
EVALUATION

The changes in 6415406 have unmasked a long-standing bug in
CMSCollector::allocation_limit_reached() which does not
correctly account for the possibility of arithmetic overflow
when doing range / threshold-crossing checks involving
large allocation requests.
2006-09-19 
WORK AROUND

None known, except to not use -Xincgc, instead using -Xconcgc
(i.e. the non-incremental version of CMS).
2006-09-19


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