HotSpot Version : 20070823090516.dcubed.service_hs_b19_merge.2-fastdebug
Flags : -XX:+PrintSafepointStatistics

Using +PrintSafepointStatistics is causing an assert. It even fails w/ '-version. '

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bash-3.00# /usr/j2se/bin/java -server -XX:+PrintSafepointStatistics -version
VM option '+PrintSafepointStatistics'
     vmop_name [threads: total initially_running wait_to_block] [time: spin block sync] [vmop_time time_elapsed] page_trap_count
java version "1.7.0-ea"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-ea-b16)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 20070823090516.dcubed.service_hs_b19_merge.2-fastdebug, mixed mode)
# To suppress the following error report, specify this argument
# after -XX: or in .hotspotrc: SuppressErrorAt=/thread.hpp:563
#
# An unexpected error has been detected by Java Runtime Environment:
#
# Internal Error (/net/prt-sol-x86-1/tmp/PrtBuildDir/workspace/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.hpp:563), pid=27302, tid=2
# Error: assert(thread != 0,"just checking")
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (20070823090516.dcubed.service_hs_b19_merge.2-fastdebug mixed mode solaris-x86)
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# //hs_err_pid27302.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
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#

[error occurred during error reporting , id 0xe0000000]
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here is the backtrace :

(dbx) where
current thread: t@2
dbx: read of 8 bytes at address be0aa000 failed -- No such file or directory
dbx: attempt to read frame failed -- cannot derive frame pointer
  [1] _read(0x0, 0xbe0a9c90, 0x10), at 0xbff30b27
  [2] read(0x0, 0xbe0a9c90, 0x10), at 0xbff242a6
  [3] os::message_box(0xbfb86602, 0xbfcc0b18), at 0xbecea3f4
  [4] VMError::show_message_box(0xbe0a9dbc, 0xbfcc0b18, 0x7d0), at 0xbef7fd2c
  [5] VMError::report_and_die(0xbe0a9dbc), at 0xbef7f4b5
  [6] report_assertion_failure(0xbfa448e3, 0x233, 0xbfa448bf), at 0xbe6f7a57
  [7] SafepointSynchronize::print_stat_on_exit(0xbfc15170, 0xbfc7e8ac, 0xbe0a9ebc, 0xbee9c5b5, 0xbe0a9ebc, 0xbee9c5bd), at 0xbedcc5f8
  [8] exit_globals(0xbfc98a48, 0x8085c00, 0xbfc15170, 0x1, 0xbe8f7345, 0xbe0a9ed4), at 0xbe7e3486
  [9] Threads::destroy_vm(0x0, 0x0, 0x806a39c, 0xbfc85b10, 0x10006, 0xbf52161d), at 0xbee9c5bd
  [10] jni_DestroyJavaVM(0xbfc85088), at 0xbe8f5dc1
  [11] JavaMain(0x8047d58), at 0x80532c6
  [12] _thr_setup(0xbff72400), at 0xbff2fd36
=>[13] _lwp_start(), at 0xbff30020
  [14] 0x0(), at 0xffffffffffffffff
(dbx)
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