From 233991b00f6b7add72b630eca14d59c42d8db15a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MBaesken <matthias.baesken@sap.com>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 14:46:46 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] JDK-8332473

---
 src/hotspot/share/utilities/growableArray.hpp | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/utilities/growableArray.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/utilities/growableArray.hpp
index 39118e38f5c7f..c3c6476294200 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/utilities/growableArray.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/utilities/growableArray.hpp
@@ -287,10 +287,12 @@ class GrowableArrayView : public GrowableArrayBase {
   }
 
   void sort(int f(E*, E*)) {
+    if (_data == nullptr) return;
     qsort(_data, length(), sizeof(E), (_sort_Fn)f);
   }
   // sort by fixed-stride sub arrays:
   void sort(int f(E*, E*), int stride) {
+    if (_data == nullptr) return;
     qsort(_data, length() / stride, sizeof(E) * stride, (_sort_Fn)f);
   }