src/share/vm/opto/runtime.cpp

@@ -928,14 +928,17 @@
 
       handler_address =
         force_unwind ? NULL : nm->handler_for_exception_and_pc(exception, pc);
 
       if (handler_address == NULL) {
+        Handle original_exception(thread, exception());
         handler_address = SharedRuntime::compute_compiled_exc_handler(nm, pc, exception, force_unwind, true);
         assert (handler_address != NULL, "must have compiled handler");
-        // Update the exception cache only when the unwind was not forced.
-        if (!force_unwind) {
+        // Update the exception cache only when the unwind was not forced
+        // and there didn't happen another exception during the computation of the 
+        // compiled exception handler.
+        if (!force_unwind && original_exception() == exception()) {
           nm->add_handler_for_exception_and_pc(exception,pc,handler_address);
         }
       } else {
         assert(handler_address == SharedRuntime::compute_compiled_exc_handler(nm, pc, exception, force_unwind, true), "Must be the same");
       }