WebLogic 14.1.2 on Mac M4 fails with "fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment" error

[chrishoina]

Issue

I'm receiving the following error (in logs):

A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
#  SIGILL (0x4) at pc=0x0000ffff6ff3fc5c, pid=62, tid=63

after using a command such as this:

podman run  --name wls -d -p 7001:7001 -p 9002:9002 -v /Users/choina/podman-dev/weblogic:/u01/oracle/properties container-registry.oracle.com/middleware/weblogic:14.1.2.0-generic-jdk21-ol9

Details

Mac details

I am on a newer m4 Mac, details:

Model Name:	MacBook Pro - Nov, 2024
  Model Identifier:	Mac16,8
  Model Number:	Z1FE000MFLL/A
  Chip:	Apple M4 Pro
  Total Number of Cores:	12 (8 performance and 4 efficiency)
  Memory:	48 GB
  System Firmware Version:	11881.121.1
  OS Loader Version:	11881.121.1

Podman info:

Client:
  APIVersion: 5.5.0
  BuildOrigin: brew
  Built: 1747162753
  BuiltTime: Tue May 13 14:59:13 2025
  GitCommit: ""
  GoVersion: go1.24.3
  Os: darwin
  OsArch: darwin/arm64
  Version: 5.5.0
host:
  arch: arm64
  buildahVersion: 1.40.0
  cgroupControllers:
  - cpu
  - io
  - memory
  - pids
  cgroupManager: systemd
  cgroupVersion: v2
  conmon:
    package: conmon-2.1.12-3.fc41.aarch64
    path: /usr/bin/conmon
    version: 'conmon version 2.1.12, commit: '
  cpuUtilization:
    idlePercent: 99.48
    systemPercent: 0.17
    userPercent: 0.36
  cpus: 6
  databaseBackend: sqlite
  distribution:
    distribution: fedora
    variant: coreos
    version: "41"
  eventLogger: journald
  freeLocks: 2047
  hostname: localhost.localdomain
  idMappings:
    gidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 1000
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 1000000
    uidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 502
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 1000000
  kernel: 6.12.13-200.fc41.aarch64
  linkmode: dynamic
  logDriver: journald
  memFree: 2610262016
  memTotal: 4082618368
  networkBackend: netavark
  networkBackendInfo:
    backend: netavark
    dns:
      package: aardvark-dns-1.14.0-1.fc41.aarch64
      path: /usr/libexec/podman/aardvark-dns
      version: aardvark-dns 1.14.0
    package: netavark-1.14.0-1.fc41.aarch64
    path: /usr/libexec/podman/netavark
    version: netavark 1.14.0
  ociRuntime:
    name: crun
    package: crun-1.20-2.fc41.aarch64
    path: /usr/bin/crun
    version: |-
      crun version 1.20
      commit: 9c9a76ac11994701dd666c4f0b869ceffb599a66
      rundir: /run/user/502/crun
      spec: 1.0.0
      +SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +CRIU +LIBKRUN +WASM:wasmedge +YAJL
  os: linux
  pasta:
    executable: /usr/bin/pasta
    package: passt-0^20250121.g4f2c8e7-2.fc41.aarch64
    version: |
      pasta 0^20250121.g4f2c8e7-2.fc41.aarch64-pasta
      Copyright Red Hat
      GNU General Public License, version 2 or later
        <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
      This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
      There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
  remoteSocket:
    exists: true
    path: unix:///run/user/502/podman/podman.sock
  rootlessNetworkCmd: pasta
  security:
    apparmorEnabled: false
    capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
    rootless: true
    seccompEnabled: true
    seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
    selinuxEnabled: true
  serviceIsRemote: true
  slirp4netns:
    executable: /usr/bin/slirp4netns
    package: slirp4netns-1.3.1-1.fc41.aarch64
    version: |-
      slirp4netns version 1.3.1
      commit: e5e368c4f5db6ae75c2fce786e31eef9da6bf236
      libslirp: 4.8.0
      SLIRP_CONFIG_VERSION_MAX: 5
      libseccomp: 2.5.5
  swapFree: 0
  swapTotal: 0
  uptime: 3h 45m 56.00s (Approximately 0.12 days)
  variant: v8
plugins:
  authorization: null
  log:
  - k8s-file
  - none
  - passthrough
  - journald
  network:
  - bridge
  - macvlan
  - ipvlan
  volume:
  - local
registries:
  search:
  - docker.io
store:
  configFile: /var/home/core/.config/containers/storage.conf
  containerStore:
    number: 1
    paused: 0
    running: 0
    stopped: 1
  graphDriverName: overlay
  graphOptions: {}
  graphRoot: /var/home/core/.local/share/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 106415992832
  graphRootUsed: 18209390592
  graphStatus:
    Backing Filesystem: xfs
    Native Overlay Diff: "true"
    Supports d_type: "true"
    Supports shifting: "false"
    Supports volatile: "true"
    Using metacopy: "false"
  imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
  imageStore:
    number: 3
  runRoot: /run/user/502/containers
  transientStore: false
  volumePath: /var/home/core/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes
version:
  APIVersion: 5.5.0
  BuildOrigin: 'Copr: packit/containers-podman-26126'
  Built: 1747094400
  BuiltTime: Mon May 12 20:00:00 2025
  GitCommit: 0dbcb51477ee7ab8d3b47d30facf71fc38bb0c98
  GoVersion: go1.23.8
  Os: linux
  OsArch: linux/arm64
  Version: 5.5.0

Podman logs wls

Domain Home is:  /u01/oracle/user_projects/domains/base_domain
Create Domain
#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
#  SIGILL (0x4) at pc=0x0000ffff6ff3fc5c, pid=62, tid=63
#
# JRE version:  (21.0.7+8) (build )
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (21.0.7+8-LTS-245, mixed mode, sharing, tiered, compressed oops, compressed class ptrs, g1 gc, linux-aarch64)
# Problematic frame:
# j  java.lang.System.registerNatives()V+0 java.base@21.0.7
#
# Core dump will be written. Default location: Core dumps may be processed with "/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-coredump %P %u %g %s %t %c %h" (or dumping to /u01/oracle/core.62)
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# /u01/oracle/hs_err_pid62.log
[0.034s][warning][os] Loading hsdis library failed
#
# The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.
# See problematic frame for where to report the bug.
#
/u01/oracle/oracle_common/common/bin/wlst_internal.sh: line 30:    62 Aborted                 (core dumped) "${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java" -DORACLE_HOME='/u01/oracle/oracle_common' -Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/./urandom weblogic.WLST "$@"
/u01/oracle/createAndStartEmptyDomain.sh: line 63: /u01/oracle/user_projects/domains/base_domain/bin/setDomainEnv.sh: No such file or directory
/u01/oracle/createAndStartEmptyDomain.sh: line 67: /u01/oracle/user_projects/domains/base_domain/startWebLogic.sh: No such file or directory
touch: cannot touch '/u01/oracle/user_projects/domains/base_domain/servers/AdminServer/logs/AdminServer.log': No such file or directory
tail: cannot open '/u01/oracle/user_projects/domains/base_domain/servers/AdminServer/logs/AdminServer.log' for reading: No such file or directory
tail: no files remaining

Attempts to resolve

I've tried (based on other issues across GitHub) adjusting the Java Options

JAVA_OPTS="-Xms1024M -Xmx1024M" and JAVA_OPTS="-XX:UseSVE=0"

Neither of these have worked for me. I've no other information. Is this expected behavior on the newer M4 Macs?

[jshum2479]

Can you show the result of podman machine info | grep -i arch. and podman inspect container-registry.oracle.com/middleware/weblogic:14.1.2.0-generic-jdk21-ol9 | grep -i arch. Both should return arm64. It's working fine in M2 environment, not sure it is a M4 issue.

[chrishoina]

Results

choina@Christophers-MacBook-Pro podman-dev % podman machine info | grep -i arch
    arch: arm64
    osarch: darwin/arm64

The second command did not work for me.

Got it to work by adding "Platform"

However, I got this to work by adding the following to my compose.yaml file (specifically the platform property):

  wls:
    hostname: wls
    image: container-registry.oracle.com/middleware/weblogic:14.1.2.0-generic-jdk21-ol9-250424
    platform: linux/amd64
    # environment:
    #   - ./weblogic =${WLS_DOMAIN_PROPERTIES}
    volumes:
      - $PWD:/u01/oracle/properties
    ports:
      - "7001:7001"
      - "9002:9002"
volumes:
  ords_config:
  db_files:

Errors from prior run

The errors I was receiving when attempting to run:

[wls]        | Domain Home is:  /u01/oracle/user_projects/domains/base_domain
[wls]        | Create Domain
[db23]       | Starting Oracle Net Listener.
[wls]        | #
[wls]        | # A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
[wls]        | #
[wls]        | #  SIGILL (0x4) at pc=0x0000ffff8bf3fc5c, pid=58, tid=59
[wls]        | #
[wls]        | # JRE version:  (21.0.7+8) (build )
[wls]        | # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (21.0.7+8-LTS-245, mixed mode, sharing, tiered, compressed oops, compressed class ptrs, g1 gc, linux-aarch64)
[wls]        | # Problematic frame:
[wls]        | # j  java.lang.System.registerNatives()V+0 java.base@21.0.7
[wls]        | #
[wls]        | # Core dump will be written. Default location: Core dumps may be processed with "/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-coredump %P %u %g %s %t %c %h" (or dumping to /u01/oracle/core.58)
[wls]        | #
[wls]        | # An error report file with more information is saved as:
[wls]        | # /u01/oracle/hs_err_pid58.log
[wls]        | [0.011s][warning][os] Loading hsdis library failed
[wls]        | #
[wls]        | # The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.
[wls]        | # See problematic frame for where to report the bug.
[wls]        | #
[db23]       | Oracle Net Listener started.
[db23]       | Starting Oracle Database instance FREE.
[wls]        | /u01/oracle/oracle_common/common/bin/wlst_internal.sh: line 30:    58 Aborted                 (core dumped) "${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java" -DORACLE_HOME='/u01/oracle/oracle_common' -Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/./urandom weblogic.WLST "$@"
[wls]        | /u01/oracle/createAndStartEmptyDomain.sh: line 63: /u01/oracle/user_projects/domains/base_domain/bin/setDomainEnv.sh: No such file or directory
[wls]        | /u01/oracle/createAndStartEmptyDomain.sh: line 67: /u01/oracle/user_projects/domains/base_domain/startWebLogic.sh: No such file or directory
[wls]        | touch: cannot touch '/u01/oracle/user_projects/domains/base_domain/servers/AdminServer/logs/AdminServer.log': No such file or directory
[wls]        | tail: cannot open '/u01/oracle/user_projects/domains/base_domain/servers/AdminServer/logs/AdminServer.log' for reading: No such file or directory
[wls]        | tail: no files remaining

[chrishoina]

@mriccell It looks like the JVM is using one architecture:

 # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (21.0.7+8-LTS-245, mixed mode, sharing, tiered, compressed oops, compressed class ptrs, g1 gc, linux-aarch64)

However, the image I am attempting to use is the linux/amd64 version (for Mac m4). I'm not sure how to resolve this though, can you assist?

Thank you!

[rjeberhard]

However, the image I am attempting to use is the linux/amd64 version (for Mac m4)

I don't understand this statement. The Mac M4 is an ARM chip and so I would expect you to be using the linux/arm64 image.

[chrishoina]

@rjeberhard I think that last message was a red herring. I was confusing the internal workings of the linux container for my own. After some trial and error, I discovered it may have been due to a Podman machine memory issue.

I bumped up my CPUs to 6, disc size to 256gb, and memory to 6144 MiB. Everything is working at the moment. So, this might be something the ORDS team needs to look into, as far as better error handling.

I'm going to reassign to me, and label under ORDS. We'll take a look at this and do the needful.