Public bug reported: == Comment: #0 - Gustavo Bueno Romero <grom...@br.ibm.com> - 2017-03-30 08:16:11 == ---Problem Description--- Some open sources (such as Spark 2.0) check java.nio.Bits.unaligned() to recognize support of unaligned memory access in the platform but ppc64 arch is not included although it supports it ---uname output--- Linux gromero16 4.4.0-67-generic #88-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 8 16:33:13 UTC 2017 ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux Machine Type = not relevant ---Debugger--- A debugger is not configured ---Steps to Reproduce--- The following test-case returns "false" but must return "true" if the problem is fixed:
import java.lang.reflect.Field; public class UnalignedTest { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Class clazz = Class.forName("java.nio.DirectByteBuffer"); Field field = clazz.getDeclaredField("unaligned"); field.setAccessible(true); System.out.println(field.getBoolean(null)); } } Contact Information = grom...@br.ibm.com Userspace tool common name: java The userspace tool has the following bit modes: 64-bit Userspace rpm: 8u121-b13-0ubuntu1.16.04.2 Userspace tool obtained from project website: na *Additional Instructions for grom...@br.ibm.com: -Attach ltrace and strace of userspace application. == Comment: #1 - Gustavo Bueno Romero <grom...@br.ibm.com> - 2017-03-30 08:18:20 == Dear maintainer, please consider applying the fix that is already upstream on 8u: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8165231 ** Affects: openjdk-8 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Assignee: Taco Screen team (taco-screen-team) Status: New ** Tags: architecture-ppc64 bugnameltc-153037 severity-medium targetmilestone-inin16043 ** Tags added: architecture-ppc64 bugnameltc-153037 severity-medium targetmilestone-inin16043 ** Changed in: ubuntu Assignee: (unassigned) => Taco Screen team (taco-screen-team) ** Package changed: ubuntu => openjdk-8 (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1677612 Title: java.nio.Bits.unaligned() doesn't return true on ppc To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/+bug/1677612/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs