Re: [BUG] JVM crashes with 2.6.9-rc2

[Linus Torvalds]

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004, Pekka Enberg wrote:
> 
> Sun JVM 1.4.2_06 crashes with Linux 2.6.9-rc2 and later on i386 when I
> start Eclipse. The JVM dies a horrible death claiming internal error.  

Hmm.. The strace is pretty nondescript, because the abort happens in some 
other thread than the initial one. That said:

> I noticed similar problem with Blackdown JDK 1.4.2_rc1 as well.  I have
> put a full strace of the run here [1].
> 
> I also tested 2.6.7, 2.6.8.1, and 2.6.9-rc1 and they all work fine.
> Reverting Roland's i386 syscall tracing patch [2] from 2.6.9-rc2 makes
> the problem go away for me.

That's just _weird_. For one, Roland's patch should only matter when 
tracing or auditing. For another, it shouldn't matter then either ;)

Can you double-check your test setup (and the kernel you tested) just 
because I don't see how that patch can matter.

		Linus
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/