JVM crashes at "jvm.dll"

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Environment

  • Windows 2008 amd64
  • Oracle JDK
    • 1.6_25

Issue

  • JBoss crashes at jvm.dll with the following error :
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
#  EXCEPTION_STACK_OVERFLOW (0xc00000fd) at pc=0x000000006da798bc, pid=5540, tid=708
#
# JRE version: 6.0_25-b06
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (20.0-b11 mixed mode windows-amd64 compressed oops)
# Problematic frame:
# V  [jvm.dll+0x1e98bc]

Resolution

  • Upgrade to latest JDK , as it will have many bugs and issues fixed.
  • Provide hs_err* file for further troubleshooting.

Diagnostic Steps

  • Reproduce the issue with one of the following JVM options enabled: -Xcheck:jni or -XX:CheckJNICalls. This will list the native calls which may be causing the jvm crash. Output is sent to standard out.
  • Obtain hs_err* file.
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