Frequent JVM errors in HP-UX 11.0

[Sheelah Brennan]

We're seeing recurrent errors like this one below on our HP-UX 11.0 servers, which are running a java-based web application. We're using Java 1.3.1_08.

Any ideas on what could cause such an error?
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Unexpected Signal : 11 occurred at PC=0xc51e1424
Function name=get_canonical_holder__15ciInstanceKlassFi
Compiler thread crashed while compiling a method!
Compiled method class=CompileThread0
Compiled method name=buildSpecsInternal
Compiled method signature=(Lwt/query/QuerySpec;Lwt/query/QuerySpec;Ljava/util/Hashtable;Ljava/util/List;IJ)V
Library=/opt/java1.3/bin/../jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0/server/libjvm.sl

Current Java thread:
"CompileThread0" daemon prio=6 tid=0x0003f1d8 nid=10 lwp_id=6782 runnable [0x00000000..0x344dd1b8]

Dynamic libraries:
/opt/java1.3/bin/../bin/PA_RISC2.0/native_threads/java
text:0x00001000-0x00007384 data:0x00008000-0x000086b8
/opt/java1.3/bin/../jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0/server/libjvm.sl
text:0xc4c00000-0xc5468000 data:0x7af0a000-0x7afca000
/usr/lib/libpthread.1
text:0xc0cc0000-0xc0cd6000 data:0x7aecf000-0x7aed2000
/usr/lib/libm.2
text:0xc0230000-0xc025c000 data:0x7aed2000-0x7aed3000
/usr/lib/librt.2
text:0xc06fc000-0xc0700000 data:0x7aed3000-0x7aed4000
/usr/lib/libcl.2
text:0xc0340000-0xc042b000 data:0x7aed5000-0x7aee1000
/usr/lib/libisamstub.1
text:0xc00f7000-0xc00f8000 data:0x7aed4000-0x7aed5000
/usr/lib/libCsup.2
text:0xc0310000-0xc032b000 data:0x7aee1000-0x7aee4000
/usr/lib/libc.2
text:0xc0100000-0xc022e000 data:0x7afcf000-0x7afe6000
/usr/lib/libdld.2
text:0xc0003000-0xc0006000 data:0x7afca000-0x7afcb000
/opt/java1.3/jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0/native_threads/libhpi.sl
text:0xc0c70000-0xc0c82000 data:0x7aecd000-0x7aecf000
/opt/java1.3/bin/../jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0/libverify.sl
text:0xc0bf0000-0xc0c00000 data:0x7aeb9000-0x7aeba000
/opt/java1.3/bin/../jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0/libjava.sl
text:0xc1450000-0xc147c000 data:0x7aeb4000-0x7aeb9000
/opt/java1.3/bin/../jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0/libzip.sl
text:0xc2c10000-0xc2c23000 data:0x7aeb2000-0x7aeb4000
/opt/java1.3/bin/../jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0/libnet.sl
text:0xc0c64000-0xc0c6d000 data:0x7ac1d000-0x7ac1e000
/usr/lib/libnss_files.1
text:0xc00d8000-0xc00df000 data:0x7ac1a000-0x7ac1b000
/usr/lib/libnss_nis.1
text:0xc0008000-0xc000e000 data:0x7ac19000-0x7ac1a000
/usr/lib/libnsl.1
text:0xc0040000-0xc00bb000 data:0x7ac04000-0x7ac19000
/usr/lib/libxti.2
text:0xc00c0000-0xc00d5000 data:0x344d7000-0x344dc000
/opt/java1.3/bin/../jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0/libawt.sl
text:0xc0b33000-0xc0b35000 data:0x7ac01000-0x7ac02000
/opt/java1.3/jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0/motif21/libmawt.sl
text:0xc6900000-0xc6acc000 data:0x341b9000-0x341d1000
/opt/java1.3/bin/../jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0/libmlib_image.sl
text:0xc3490000-0xc34cc000 data:0x34175000-0x3417b000
/usr/lib/libXm.4
text:0xc6b00000-0xc6d24000 data:0x33e10000-0x33e4a000
/usr/lib/libXp.2
text:0xc0c28000-0xc0c30000 data:0x3417b000-0x3417c000
/usr/lib/libXt.3
text:0xc3a80000-0xc3add000 data:0x3418c000-0x34197000
/usr/lib/libSM.2
text:0xc0cf4000-0xc0cfd000 data:0x34184000-0x34186000
/usr/lib/libICE.2
text:0xc31e0000-0xc31f5000 data:0x34186000-0x3418a000
/usr/lib/libXext.3
text:0xc12e0000-0xc12f7000 data:0x34197000-0x34199000
/usr/lib/libXtst.2
text:0xc0bc8000-0xc0bcd000 data:0x7ac00000-0x7ac01000
/usr/lib/libX11.3
text:0xc3340000-0xc343d000 data:0x3419f000-0x341b7000

Local Time = Thu Dec 16 09:34:48 2004
Elapsed Time = 629
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# HotSpot Virtual Machine Error : 11
# Please report this error to HP customer support.
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# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (1.3.1 1.3.1.08-_28_nov_2002_00_09 PA2.0 mixed mode)
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