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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-8170635

Eliminate AIX's dladdr implementation

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    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Open
    • Priority: P4
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Affects Version/s: 10
    • Fix Version/s: tbd_major
    • Component/s: tools
    • Labels:
      None
    • Environment:

      Applies to AIX only

    • Subcomponent:
    • Introduced In Version:
      9
    • CPU:
      other
    • OS:
      aix

      Description

      AIX does not implement the dladdr C runtime library call, instead a custom implementation has been introduced in the JDK and VM sources, this is
      ugly and should be removed as discussed in this thread.
      http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/build-dev/2016-September/thread.html#17744

      http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/jdk/file/ff45c582ca8a/src/java.base/aix/native/libjli

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-8166189 Fix for Bug 8165524 breaks AIX build

          • P2 - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
          • Closed

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              Reporter:
              ksrini Kumar Srinivasan
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