> Move the AsyncGetCallTrace method implementation into a separate method and 
> wrap its call in non-assert compilation mode in `os::ThreadCrashProtection` 
> like it is done in 
> [JFR](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/965ea8d9cd29aee41ba2b1b0b0c67bb67eca22dd/src/hotspot/share/jfr/periodic/sampling/jfrThreadSampler.cpp#L165).
> This prevents AsyncGetCallTrace from crashing on segmentation faults (but not 
> on `guarantee`s).
> 
> If a crash is observed, then the `num_frames` field of the trace is set to 
> `ticks_unknown_state` (-7) to signal a state that cannot be properly handled. 
> `ticks_unknown_state` is currently also used for signaling unknown thread 
> states but this should not be a problem, as the semantic is the same. If 
> `num_frames` already has an error code then this error code is not changed. 
> This helps to distinguish between errors in walking threads in Java and 
> non-Java mode, as `num_frames` is set there before the walking to the 
> appropriate error code.
> 
> _Thanks for @tstuefe for suggesting this._

Johannes Bechberger has updated the pull request incrementally with one 
additional commit since the last revision:

  Handle nested ThreadCrashProtection on POSIX

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8225/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8225/files/8abf582c..5e2be187

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=8225&range=05
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=8225&range=04-05

  Stats: 28 lines in 3 files changed: 11 ins; 9 del; 8 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8225.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/8225/head:pull/8225

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8225

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