ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
Linux, Java 8

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
While implementing a Java agent, which uses a bytecode manipulation library to transform classes, the library throws a Runtime exception, which is not reported.

REGRESSION : Last worked in version 8u192

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Implement a Java agent which transforms class files using the transformer below:

import java.lang.instrument.*;
import java.security.ProtectionDomain;


public class Transformer implements ClassFileTransformer {

    public byte[] transform(
                            ClassLoader loader,
                            String className,
                            Class<?> classBeingRedefined,
                            ProtectionDomain protectionDomain,
                            byte[] classfileBuffer) {


        System.err.println("Transforming: "+className);
        if (1 == 1)
            throw new RuntimeException("runtime error");
        return classfileBuffer;

    }

}




EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Runtime exception during class file transformation
ACTUAL -
Execution proceeds without reporting any errors.

FREQUENCY : always