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Re:macOS 14.4 causes JVM crashes by moonchild on Saturday March 16, 2024 @03:22PM (#39728687)
object.field is implemented as a direct load from the object; if the object turned out to be null, then the resultant signal is caught and turned into a NullPointerException
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Re:macOS 14.4 causes JVM crashes by moonchild on Sunday March 17, 2024 @03:33AM (#39732598)
sorry, I didn't read the linked post closely enough—from my reading, this case is not one of the ones that was broken
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