StackOverFlow can not be caught as an exception(segmentation fault occurs)

 Jvm with some options can not catche stackOverFlow as an exception.
 In some cases, JVM terminates with Segmantation fault ,
 or in other cases, the behavior seems to be infinite loop.

 1. Reproduce
 
   1) Compile the attached program
   2) Invoke java command with some options
     ex.
        java -server StackTest24 10000
   
 2. Results
   
  Command line is
     java [option] StackTest24 10000
   
  2.1 Solaris
       
    options -Xint default -server
  -------------+----------+------------+-----------
   1.3.1_04 | NG1 | NG1 | NG1
  -------------+----------+------------+-----------
   1.4.0_01 NG2 O.K NG2
  -------------+----------+------------+-----------
   1.4.1rc-b19 NG2 O.K NG2
  -------------------------------------------------
   NG1 : Hotspot runtime Error
   NG2 : Segmentation fault occurs
   O.K : StackOverflow is caught by try-catch block
   

 FYI: Linux(Turbo linux 7.0(Japanese))

    options -Xint default -server
  -------------+----------+------------+-----------
   1.4.0 (fcs) loop loop loop
  -------------+----------+------------+-----------
   1.4.1rc-b19 loop loop loop
  -------------------------------------------------
    loop : looks infinite loop ?, program does not end up.
    
  The above result can be seen by
       "java [option] StackTest24 100000"
                                  ^^^^^^^
  With 10000, it does not happen.


 3. Configration
 
goedel[11]% uname -a
SunOS goedel 5.7 Generic_106541-15 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-60
goedel[12]% psrinfo -v
Status of processor 0 as of: 08/14/02 16:58:31
  Processor has been on-line since 08/05/02 15:23:41.
  The sparcv9 processor operates at 296 MHz,
        and has a sparcv9 floating point processor.


4. Note

  - Attachement
      StackTest24.java : Test program
      hs_err_pid28400.log : log file in 1.3.1_04 on Solaris

  - Setting the option -Xss8m, but it did not suppress the
    segmentations falt.


2002-08-16
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