This is the current definition of EXCEPTION_MARK
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// Use an EXCEPTION_MARK for 'local' exceptions. EXCEPTION_MARK makes sure that no
// pending exception exists upon entering its scope and tests that no pending exception
// exists when leaving the scope.

// See also preserveException.hpp for PreserveExceptionMark
// which preserves pre-existing exceptions and does not allow new
// exceptions.

#define EXCEPTION_MARK Thread* THREAD = NULL; ExceptionMark __em(THREAD);
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But the constructor of ExceptionMark calls Thread:current(), which may be costly. If we already have a thread, we should use that instead. E.g.,

{
    ExceptionMark em(curentThread);
    // call some xxx(CHECK) functions;
    // check and clean up PENDING_EXCEPTION
}