Bug 1087084

Summary: abrt-java-connector prevents debugger from attaching to JVMs
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Andreas Fleig <andreasfleig>
Component: abrt-java-connectorAssignee: Jakub Filak <jfilak>
Status: CLOSED EOL QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Andreas Fleig 2014-04-13 23:09:17 UTC
Description of problem:

The abrt-java-connector agent, which is automatically added to the java runtime parameters by the shell script /usr/bin/java, interferes with the JDWP agent used for debugging. This prevents BlueJ from working properly, and should also affect any other debuggee started via /usr/bin/java.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Name        : abrt-java-connector
Arch        : x86_64
Epoch       : 0
Version     : 1.0.9
Release     : 1.fc20


How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download BlueJ from http://bluej.org/download/files/bluej-311.jar
2. Run `java -jar bluej-311.jar` and "install"
3. Start BlueJ via the provided script
4. Create a new project
5. An error message appears: BlueJ cannot attach its debugger

Alternatively, run any java application with:
java -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=5005 SomeApp
and try to attach a debugger.

Comment out the relevant lines in /usr/bin/java and JDWP will work.


Actual results:
Debugger cannot attach to JVM


Expected results:
Debugger works


Additional info:

Comment 1 Jakub Filak 2014-04-29 12:06:56 UTC
Thank you for the report!

I've verified that BlueJ doesn't work properly but jdb works fine. See the following test output:

$ java -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=5005 ReadLine
Listening for transport dt_socket at address: 5005
Hello, what's your name?
> Jakub
Bye bye Jakub!
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
        at ReadLine.main(ReadLine.java:22)
ABRT problem creation: 'success'
$


$ jdb -attach jdb -attach 127.0.0.1:5005
Set uncaught java.lang.Throwable
Set deferred uncaught java.lang.Throwable
Initializing jdb ...
>
VM Started: No frames on the current call stack

main[1] run
>
Exception occurred: java.lang.NullPointerException (uncaught)"thread=main", ReadLine.main(), line=22 bci=103

main[1] cont
>
The application exited
$


Hence I would not say that other debuggers are affected.

Now, I'm trying to figure out the difference between starting Java from BlueJ and command line. I can see that BlueJ starts java without 'server=y' parameter.

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