Re: 8205533: Class.getPackage() fails with InternalError if class is defined to the bootstrap class loader but module is not in the boot layer

On 6/24/18 7:32 AM, Alan Bateman wrote: This is a corner case that showed up while chasing an issue in another area. If a tool uses the attach mechanism to start the JMX agent in a running VM that doesn't have the jdk.management.agent module in the boot layer then the module is resolved and d

8205533: Class.getPackage() fails with InternalError if class is defined to the bootstrap class loader but module is not in the boot layer

This is a corner case that showed up while chasing an issue in another area. If a tool uses the attach mechanism to start the JMX agent in a running VM that doesn't have the jdk.management.agent module in the boot layer then the module is resolved and defined to the VM in its own module layer.