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[Java SE] Crashes with Signal SIGFPE Occur Intermittently at Startup While Initializing a ThreadLocalAllocationBuffer (Doc ID 3065822.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 06, 2025

Applies to:

Java SE JDK and JRE - Version 8 to 20
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

A Java application crashes intermittently at startup with a FloatingPointException Signal (SIGFPE) when initializing a ThreadLoacalAllocationBuffer (TLAB) as shown by the following error:


The crash may occur for applications using JNI_CreateJavaVM() to start the JVM.

Changes

 In one case, it began occurring after adding operating system (OS) patches.  However, any change that can impact the timing at startup enough can trigger the issue.

Cause

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