On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:42:44 GMT, Damon Fenacci <[email protected]> wrote:
>> ## Issue >> >> This is a redo of [JDK-8361842](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8361842) >> which was backed out by >> [JDK-8374210](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8374210) due to C2-related >> regressions. The original change moved input validation checks for >> java.lang.StringCoding from the intrinsic to Java code (leaving the >> intrinsic check only with the `VerifyIntrinsicChecks` flag). Refer to the >> [original PR](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/25998) for details. >> >> This additional issue happens because, in some cases, for instance when the >> Java checking code is not inlined and we give an out-of-range constant as >> input, we fold the data path but not the control path and we crash in the >> backend. >> >> ## Causes >> >> The cause of this is that the out-of-range constant (e.g. -1) floats into >> the intrinsic and there (assuming the input is valid) we add a constraint to >> its type to positive integers (e.g. to compute the array address) which >> makes it top. >> >> ## Fix >> >> A possible fix is to introduce an opaque node (OpaqueGuardNode) similar to >> what we do in `must_be_not_null` for values that we know cannot be null: >> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/ce721665cd61d9a319c667d50d9917c359d6c104/src/hotspot/share/opto/graphKit.cpp#L1484 >> This will temporarily add the range check to ensure that C2 figures that >> out-of-range values cannot reach the intrinsic. Then, during macro >> expansion, we replace the opaque node with the corresponding constant >> (true/false) in product builds such that the actually unneeded guards are >> folded and do not end up in the emitted code. >> >> # Testing >> >> * Tier 1-3+ >> * 2 JTReg tests added >> * `TestRangeCheck.java` as regression test for the reported issue >> * `TestOpaqueGuardNodes.java` to check that opaque guard nodes are added >> when parsing and removed at macro expansion > > Damon Fenacci has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional > commit since the last revision: > > JDK-8374582: add flagless to test src/hotspot/share/opto/library_call.cpp line 894: > 892: > 893: inline Node* LibraryCallKit::generate_negative_guard(Node* index, > RegionNode* region, > 894: Node* *pos_index, > bool is_opaque) { Suggestion: Node** pos_index, bool is_opaque) { ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29164#discussion_r2745638291
