For running Java (or, in general, any JIT-generated code) on x86_64 and x86, you need to use --smc-check=all (or =all-non-file, if you have a new enough valgrind). Else really wierd things will likely happen.
J On Thursday, October 20, 2011, Jacob Evans wrote: > Currently on mobile but I seemed to be able to always reproduce now. > > It seems to be java version dependent, it works with 16_02 but not 16_24 or > 17 of sun java. > > So with 16_24 in your path execute valgrind --trace-children=yes java > -version The jvm has to start as does hotspot so an invalid command line > option may not trigger it. > > I get a different error on x86 where object heap cannot be allocated. > > Thanks for your time. > > On 20/10/2011, at 2:19 PM, John Reiser <jrei...@bitwagon.com> wrote: > > On 10/19/2011 06:53 PM, Jacob Evans wrote: > >> I seem to be experiencing problems running Valgrind and java together. > >> I've ran the combination across multiple platforms (all x64 on vms and > >> pure hardware). Attempting to launch Valgrind of version >=3.5 causes > >> the jvm to exit with SSE2 not supported. > > > > Can you give an explicit literal example? > > > > This works for me: valgrind 3.7.0-SVN on Fedora 14 x86_64. > > It does not complain about SSE2 not supported: > > ----- > > $ /usr/local/valgrind-svn/bin/valgrind -v > > /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0.x86_64/jre/bin/java ==5148== > > Memcheck, a memory error detector > > ==5148== Copyright (C) 2002-2010, and GNU GPL'd, by Julian Seward et al. > > ==5148== Using Valgrind-3.7.0.SVN and LibVEX; rerun with -h for copyright > > info ==5148== Command: > > /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0.x86_64/jre/bin/java ==5148== > > --5148-- Valgrind options: > > --5148-- -v > > --5148-- Contents of /proc/version: > > --5148-- Linux version 2.6.35.14-97.fc14.x86_64 > > (mockbu...@x86-15.phx2.fedoraproject.org) (gcc version 4.5.1 20100924 > > (Red Hat 4.5.1-4) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Sat Sep 17 00:15:37 UTC 2011 --5148-- > > Arch and hwcaps: AMD64, amd64-sse3-cx16 > > --5148-- Page sizes: currently 4096, max supported 4096 > > --5148-- Valgrind library directory: /usr/local/valgrind-svn/lib/valgrind > > --5148-- Reading syms from > > /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0.x86_64/jre/bin/java (0x400000) > > --5148-- object doesn't have a symbol table > > --5148-- Reading syms from > > /usr/local/valgrind-svn/lib/valgrind/memcheck-amd64-linux (0x38000000) > > --5148-- object doesn't have a dynamic symbol table > > --5148-- Reading syms from /lib64/ld-2.13.so (0x3b4ee00000) > > --5148-- Considering > > /usr/lib/debug/.build-id/b2/d31589b26896b2bb8da53229cea66750e13e24.debug > > .. --5148-- .. build-id is valid > > --5148-- Reading suppressions file: > > /usr/local/valgrind-svn/lib/valgrind/default.supp ==5148== embedded > > gdbserver: reading from > > /tmp/vgdb-pipe-from-vgdb-to-5148-by-jreiser-on-f14-64.local ==5148== > > embedded gdbserver: writing to > > /tmp/vgdb-pipe-to-vgdb-from-5148-by-jreiser-on-f14-64.local ==5148== > > embedded gdbserver: shared mem > > /tmp/vgdb-pipe-shared-mem-vgdb-5148-by-jreiser-on-f14-64.local ==5148== > > > > [snip] > > > > exec: /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0.x86_64/jre/bin/java > > argv: /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0.x86_64/jre/bin/java > > Usage: java [-options] class [args...] > > > > (to execute a class) > > > > or java [-options] -jar jarfile [args...] > > > > (to execute a jar file) > > > > where options include: > > -d32 use a 32-bit data model if available > > -d64 use a 64-bit data model if available > > > > [snip] > > > > ----- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the > demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. > Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn > about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Valgrind-users mailing list > Valgrind-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/valgrind-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Valgrind-users mailing list Valgrind-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/valgrind-users
