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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-8182397

Race in field updates when creating ArrayKlasses can lead to crash

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • P2
    • 10
    • 8, 9
    • hotspot
    • b21
    • Verified

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      Klasses in HotSpot have a pointer to the Java mirror which the compiler considers to be non-null. This means that you should never be able to see the Klass before the _java_mirror has been set. When building ArrayKlasses, cross links are made between the element Class and the array Class. This creates an access to the newly created ArrayKlass before its _java_mirror has been set. If another thread see this value you can get a crash.

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              coleenp Coleen Phillimore
              never Tom Rodriguez
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