valgrinding GCJ Java code

Fri Jun 18 15:41:00 GMT 2004

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. A valgrind internals expert could probably explain 
better why it is possibly a GCJ problem.
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Tom Schutter (mailto:tom@platte.com)
Platte River Associates, Inc. (http://www.platte.com)