Java crash on JDK 1.6 update 26 due to escape analysis bug

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Environment

  • Oracle JDK 1.6 update 26

Issue

  • JVM crashes with the following in the fatal error log:
#
# There is insufficient memory for the Java Runtime Environment to continue.
# Native memory allocation (malloc) failed to allocate 1117056 bytes for Chunk::new
# Possible reasons:
#   The system is out of physical RAM or swap space
#   In 32 bit mode, the process size limit was hit
# Possible solutions:
#   Reduce memory load on the system
#   Increase physical memory or swap space
#   Check if swap backing store is full
#   Use 64 bit Java on a 64 bit OS
#   Decrease Java heap size (-Xmx/-Xms)
#   Decrease number of Java threads
#   Decrease Java thread stack sizes (-Xss)
#   Set larger code cache with -XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=
# This output file may be truncated or incomplete.
#
#  Out of Memory Error (allocation.cpp:317), pid=54852, tid=17888
#
# JRE version: 6.0_26-b03
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (20.1-b02 mixed mode windows-amd64 compressed oops)

---------------  T H R E A D  ---------------

Current thread (0x0000000006b8b800):  JavaThread "C2 CompilerThread0" daemon [_thread_in_native, id=17888, stack(0x0000000007e60000,0x0000000007f60000)]

Stack: [0x0000000007e60000,0x0000000007f60000]

Current CompileTask:
C2:1920272 9532  !   org.jboss.util.propertyeditor.PropertyEditors.mapJavaBeanProperties(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/util/Properties;Z)V (483 bytes)

Resolution

  • Upgrade to JDK 1.6 update 45 or later. If that is not possible, add -XX:-DoEscapeAnalysis to disable escape analysis (enabled by default starting JDK 1.6 update 23).
  • To disable the option update "run.conf.bat" with following setting.
   set "JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -XX:-DoEscapeAnalysis"

Root Cause

Content from bugs.java.com is not included.JDK-7042582 : REGRESSION:Out of Memory Error (allocation.cpp:317) - Java 6u25

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