JVM crash in PSParallelCompact::IsAliveClosure::do_object_b

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Environment

  • OpenJDK
  • Oracle JDK

Issue

JVM crashes with these native frames in hs_err_pid log file:

Stack: [0x00007fc990d6b000,0x00007fc990e6c000],  sp=0x00007fc990e6a160,  free space=1020k
Native frames: (J=compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code, C=native code)
V  [libjvm.so+0x979a86]  PSParallelCompact::IsAliveClosure::do_object_b(oopDesc*)+0x36
V  [libjvm.so+0x8b910c]  MethodData::clean_extra_data(BoolObjectClosure*)+0x1dc
V  [libjvm.so+0x63bbb2]  InstanceKlass::clean_method_data(BoolObjectClosure*)+0x42
V  [libjvm.so+0x7c6db9]  Klass::clean_weak_klass_links(BoolObjectClosure*, bool)+0x199
V  [libjvm.so+0x97b881]  PSParallelCompact::marking_phase(ParCompactionManager*, bool, ParallelOldTracer*)+0x4e1
V  [libjvm.so+0x9809ee]  PSParallelCompact::invoke_no_policy(bool)+0x40e
V  [libjvm.so+0x9868cd]  PSScavenge::invoke()+0x1ad
V  [libjvm.so+0x93e500]  ParallelScavengeHeap::failed_mem_allocate(unsigned long)+0x70
V  [libjvm.so+0xabb437]  VM_ParallelGCFailedAllocation::doit()+0x97
V  [libjvm.so+0xac2e65]  VM_Operation::evaluate()+0x55
V  [libjvm.so+0xac123a]  VMThread::evaluate_operation(VM_Operation*)+0xba
V  [libjvm.so+0xac15be]  VMThread::loop()+0x1ce
V  [libjvm.so+0xac1a30]  VMThread::run()+0x70
V  [libjvm.so+0x91cc68]  java_start(Thread*)+0x108

VM_Operation (0x00007fc92e9f2d80): ParallelGCFailedAllocation, mode: safepoint, requested by thread 0x00007fc988006000

Resolution

  • Update to the latest OpenJDK / Oracle JDK 1.8, or install a Oracle JDK with the backported fix.
  • This may be related to AppDynamics javaagent so disable this if in use as a workaround. Try adding -Dappdynamics.agent.disable.retransformation=true.

Root Cause

This is a known bug with OpenJDK / Oracle JDK:

Original bug report: <Content from bugs.openjdk.java.net is not included.https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8076110>
Backport to Java 1.8 Update 66: <Content from bugs.openjdk.java.net is not included.https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8098843>
Another backport to Java 1.8 Update 71: <Content from bugs.openjdk.java.net is not included.https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8133372>
Oracle JDK:
Content from bugs.java.com is not included.http://bugs.java.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=8169330
Content from bugs.java.com is not included.http://bugs.java.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=8170994

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