Java VM: reproducible SIGSEGV on both 1.6.0_17 and 1.6.0_18, how to report?

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EDIT: This reproducible SIGSEGV happens on a Linux machine with more than one proc and more than 2GB of mem, so Java is defaulting to the -server mode. Inte

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Personally, I would report it if it was feasible to hand over the code segment in question with logs, if the data is not too sensitive (perhaps data can be masked or obfuscated in logs?).

It's impossible for you to really judge if the bug is "important" or not for others unless you can know what actually causes it. Reporting it might be the first step in Sun's engineers finding out the cause of something serious.