IV01543: JVM CRASHES WHILE TRYING TO THROW EXCEPTION.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: A SIGSEGV/GPF is received when the JVM attempts
  to process an exception thrown from a JITTED method
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  

Local fix

• Disable the compilation of the method throwing the exception
  using -Xjit:exclude{<method signature>}
  

Problem summary

• JIT generated code was not preserving an object reference needed
  to properly throw a Java exception.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  6.0.1 SR1
  6.0.0 SR10
  5.0.0 SR13
  .
  The JIT has been changed to generated code that preserves the
  object reference.
  .
  To obtain the fix:
  Install build 20110611 or later
  

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:

  IV01544

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  JIT

• Fixed component ID

  620700124

Applicable component levels

• R260 PSY

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP