[CALCITE-4492] ExceptionInInitializerError caused by ImmutableBeans

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 1.26.0
• Component/s: core
• Assignee: Ruben Q L
• Reporter: Ruben Q L
• Created: 10/Feb/21 08:51
• Updated: 23/Feb/21 11:05
• Resolved: 23/Feb/21 11:05

Description

While testing an application that uses Calcite, the following error is observed at start-up on a Websphere9 environment (IBM J9 VM, Java8, Ubuntu):

Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
    at java.lang.J9VMInternals.ensureError(J9VMInternals.java:141)
    at java.lang.J9VMInternals.recordInitializationFailure(J9VMInternals.java:130)
...
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: while binding method public default java.lang.Object com.onwbp.org.apache.calcite.plan.RelRule$Config.as(java.lang.Class)
    at com.onwbp.org.apache.calcite.util.ImmutableBeans.makeDef(ImmutableBeans.java:285)
    at com.onwbp.org.apache.calcite.util.ImmutableBeans.access$000(ImmutableBeans.java:51)
    at com.onwbp.org.apache.calcite.util.ImmutableBeans$1.load(ImmutableBeans.java:64)
    at com.onwbp.org.apache.calcite.util.ImmutableBeans$1.load(ImmutableBeans.java:61)
    at com.onwbp.com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$LoadingValueReference.loadFuture(LocalCache.java:3529)
    at com.onwbp.com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.loadSync(LocalCache.java:2278)
    at com.onwbp.com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.lockedGetOrLoad(LocalCache.java:2155)
    at com.onwbp.com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.get(LocalCache.java:2045)
    at com.onwbp.com.google.common.cache.LocalCache.get(LocalCache.java:3951)
    at com.onwbp.com.google.common.cache.LocalCache.getOrLoad(LocalCache.java:3974)
    at com.onwbp.com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$LocalLoadingCache.get(LocalCache.java:4958)
    at com.onwbp.org.apache.calcite.util.ImmutableBeans.create_(ImmutableBeans.java:91)
    at com.onwbp.org.apache.calcite.util.ImmutableBeans.create(ImmutableBeans.java:72)
    at com.onwbp.org.apache.calcite.plan.RelRule$Config.<clinit>(RelRule.java:121)
<Break in method call trace.>
... 73 more
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalAccessException: 'com.onwbp.org.apache.calcite.plan.RelRule$Config' no access to: 'com.onwbp.org.apache.calcite.plan.RelRule$Config.as:(Config,Class)Object/invokeSpecial'
    at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.checkAccess(MethodHandles.java:333)
    at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.unreflectSpecial(MethodHandles.java:970)
    at com.onwbp.org.apache.calcite.util.ImmutableBeans.makeDef(ImmutableBeans.java:283)
... 86 more

It would seem there is an issue around org.apache.calcite.util.ImmutableBeans and the reflection mechanisms that it uses, in the context of RelRule#Config (and specifically the default method RelRule$Config.as).

Googling a bit, I found the following Flink ticket FLINK-19820, which has a very similar exception message. In that case it was seen with Java9 in a Debian environment, and the problem is also around ImmutableBeans in RelBuilder#Config, and again the issue seems generated by a default method (RelBuilder$Config.toBuilder).
The Flink ticket was closed as "Won't Fix" just because Flink does not support Java9 (and apparently the issue did not occur with the Flink-supported Java versions), but the underlying Calcite problem was never tackled (and Calcite is supposed to work on Java9).

Issue Links

• relates to: CALCITE-4200 ExceptionInInitializerError when initializing DruidRules
• relates to: CALCITE-4393 ExceptionInInitializerError due to NPE in SqlCallBinding caused by circular dependency
• relates to: FLINK-19820 TableEnvironment init fails with JDK9