APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Error Message: A GC assertion failure is observed (mainly on zEC12 z/OS machines) due to a bad object slot: j9mm.479 * ** ASSERTION FAILED ** at ./ParallelScavenger.cpp:2397: ((MM_StackSlotValidator(MM_StackSlotValidator::NOT_ON_HEAP, *slotPtr, stackLocation, walkState).validate(_env))) . Stack Trace: .
Local fix
This can be worked around by running Java with the -Xjit:disableTailRecursion option. This may incur a performance degradation.
Problem summary
The problem is caused by an error in tail recursion optimization. The problem seems to be reproducible on zEC12 machines running z/OS only, although in theory it affects all JVMs on all platforms.
Problem conclusion
This defect will be fixed in: 7.0.0 SR4 6.0.1 SR5 6.0.0 SR14 5.0.0 SR16 FP3 . The JIT compiler has been updated with the fix for this optimization.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IV37637
Reported component name
JAVA 5 JIT
Reported component ID
620500124
Reported release
500
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2013-03-05
Closed date
2013-03-05
Last modified date
2013-03-05
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
JAVA 5 JIT
Fixed component ID
620500124
Applicable component levels
R500 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
05 March 2013