[rvm-issues] [jira] Work started: (RVM-887) RVM failure at startup when using -Xbootclasspath (Trying to load a class too early in the booting process)

[David G. (JIRA) <ji...@co...>]

     [ http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/RVM-887?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Work on RVM-887 started by David Grove.

> RVM failure at startup when using -Xbootclasspath (Trying to load a class too early in the booting process)
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>
>                 Key: RVM-887
>                 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/RVM-887
>             Project: RVM
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Runtime
>    Affects Versions: svn head
>         Environment: production Jikes RVM 3.1.0+svn (r15833) on IA32 GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.31.9-perfctr
>            Reporter: Andreas Sewe
>            Assignee: David Grove
>            Priority: Minor
>         Attachments: RVM-887.patch
>
>
> Putting a JAR on the boot classpath causes the VM (in all configuration from {{prototype}} to {{production}}) to fail at startup. The following command line triggers this behavior, regardless whether you use {{-Xbootclasspath/a}} or {{/p}}:
> {quote}
> ./dist/production_ia32-linux/rvm -Xbootclasspath/a:./components/dacapo/2006-10-MR2/dacapo.jar -jar ./components/dacapo/2006-10-MR2/dacapo.jar
> {quote}
> {quote}
> Trying to load a class (gnu.java.util.jar.JarUtils) too early in the booting process, before dynamic class loading is enabled; aborting.
> Trying to load a class too early in the booting process
> Thread #1
> -- Stack --
>    at [0x58ea06a4, 0x5b76cadb] Lorg/jikesrvm/VM; sysFail(Ljava/lang/String;)V at line 2275
>    at [0x58ea0700, 0x5b76cd03] Lorg/jikesrvm/classloader/BootstrapClassLoader; findClass(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/Class; at line 181
>    at [0x58ea0740, 0x5b752084] Lorg/jikesrvm/classloader/BootstrapClassLoader; loadClass(Ljava/lang/String;Z)Ljava/lang/Class; at line 147
>    at [0x58ea0764, 0x5b04bd38] Ljava/lang/ClassLoader; loadClass(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/Class; at line 293
>    at [0x58ea07bc, 0x5b0383cb] Lorg/jikesrvm/classloader/TypeReference; resolveInternal()Lorg/jikesrvm/classloader/RVMType; at line 807
>    at [0x58ea07ec, 0x5b03922f] Lorg/jikesrvm/classloader/TypeReference; resolve()Lorg/jikesrvm/classloader/RVMType; at line 795
>    at [0x58ea07ec, 0x5b03922f] Lorg/jikesrvm/classloader/MethodReference; resolve()Lorg/jikesrvm/classloader/RVMMethod; at line 196
>    at [0x58ea0808, 0x5beb031a] Lorg/jikesrvm/classloader/MemberReference; resolveMember()Lorg/jikesrvm/classloader/RVMMember; at line 267
>    at [0x58ea0828, 0x5be8bed5] Lorg/jikesrvm/classloader/TableBasedDynamicLinker; resolveMember(Lorg/jikesrvm/classloader/MemberReference;)I at line 74
>    at [0x58ea0860, 0x5be8c19b] Lorg/jikesrvm/compilers/opt/runtimesupport/OptLinker; resolveDynamicLink(Lorg/jikesrvm/compilers/opt/runtimesupport/OptCompiledMethod;Lorg/vmmagic/unboxed/Offset;)V at line 64
>    at [0x58ea08d4, 0x5b0d0402] Lorg/jikesrvm/compilers/opt/runtimesupport/OptSaveVolatile; resolve()V at line 133
>    at [0x58ea0910, 0x5ba9c9c9] Ljava/util/jar/Manifest; read(Ljava/io/InputStream;)V at line 162
>    at [0x58ea0910, 0x5ba9c9c9] Ljava/util/jar/Manifest; <init>(Ljava/io/InputStream;)V at line 89
>    at [0x58ea0910, 0x5ba9c9c9] Ljava/util/jar/JarFile; readManifest()Ljava/util/jar/Manifest; at line 303
>    at [0x58ea0940, 0x5bd13489] Ljava/util/jar/JarFile; <init>(Ljava/io/File;ZI)V at line 268
>    at [0x58ea09a4, 0x5b636264] Lgnu/java/net/protocol/jar/Connection$JarFileCache; get(Ljava/net/URL;Z)Ljava/util/jar/JarFile; at line 99
>    at [0x58ea09fc, 0x5b635804] Lgnu/java/net/protocol/jar/Connection; connect()V at line 141
>    at [0x58ea0a1c, 0x5ba89b3f] Lgnu/java/net/protocol/jar/Connection; getInputStream()Ljava/io/InputStream; at line 159
>    at [0x58ea0a68, 0x67814f26] Ljava/net/URL; openStream()Ljava/io/InputStream; at line 737
>    at [0x58ea0a68, 0x67814f26] Ljava/lang/VMClassLoader; getBootPackages()[Ljava/lang/String; at line 186
>    at [0x58ea0aa0, 0x5becfc50] Ljava/lang/VMClassLoader; <clinit>()V at line 69
>    at [0x58ea0ae8, 0x5bed0919] Lorg/jikesrvm/VM; runClassInitializer(Ljava/lang/String;)V at line 545
>    at [0x58ea0b28, 0x5bed1046] Lorg/jikesrvm/VM; finishBooting()V at line 384
>    at [0x58ea0b38, 0x0804ffc5] Lorg/jikesrvm/VM; boot()V at line 145
> {quote}

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