[Valgrind-users] Re: valgrinding GCJ Java code

[Andrew H. <ap...@re...>]

Tom Schutter writes:
 > Andrew Haley wrote:
 > > Tom Schutter writes:
 > >  > Boehm, Hans wrote:
 > >  > > I don't know what the specific issue is here.
 > >  > 
 > >  > The specific issue is that control never returns from JvCreateJavaVM()
 > >  > or JNI_CreateJavaVM() when the app is run under valgrind.
 > > 
 > > I don't know much about Valgrind.  However, my understanding is that
 > > Valgrind is supposed to emulate the host CPU, albeit more slowly.
 > 
 > Yes, that is correct.
 > 
 > > So,
 > > if the host CPU returns, so should Valgrind.  That makes your problem
 > > a Valgrind bug, doesn't it?
 > 
 > Maybe, maybe not.  As far as I understand, GCJ is doing non-standard 
 > things with stacks.

I can't think of anything in particular.  Scanning the stack, maybe?
But there's nothing weird or illegal about that.

Andrew.