On Thu, 1 Feb 2024 04:13:52 GMT, Martin Doerr <mdo...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> I didn't follow that. You mean i need to keep a check if it is null and 
>> print it out ?
>
> An assertion is only used for debug builds. Such an error should be handled 
> in product builds as well. I think an attempt to load an invalid library 
> should simply fail. You may add logging if needed.
> @tstuefe: Do you agree or have another proposal to handle such errors?

In addition, the nullptr check is important to avoid undefined behavior when 
passing `pointer_to_dot` to any string function.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/16604#discussion_r1473774551

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