Java crash - EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION - VMThread

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Symptoms

  1. The Java process has exited
  2. An hs_err_pid*.log file has been created
  3. The following appears in the hs_err_pid*.log:
    
    #
    # A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
    #
    #  EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x6dcf64d1, pid=4084, tid=1908
    #
    
    ... snip ...
    
    ---------------  T H R E A D  ---------------
    
    Current thread (0x00e3cc00):  VMThread [stack: 0x248d0000,0x24940000] [id=1908]
    
    ... snip ...
    
    VM_Operation (0x25d0fba0): ParallelGCSystemGC, mode: safepoint, requested by thread 0x25003000
    

Diagnosis

Run a memory check on the machine.

Cause

This is usually caused by a hardware error, usually in the memory. It may also be caused by a JVM bug.

Resolution

  1. Move the instance to another machine or replace the memory.
  2. See the more general Java crashes article for other possibilities

Last modified on Mar 30, 2016

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