Daniel,
FileChannel.open(WRITE,APPEND) could throw NoSuchFileException during a startup and shutdown race between two VMs. That case needs to either perform a bounded retry or continue and rotate. Jason ---------------------------------------- > Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:34:46 +0200 > From: daniel.fu...@oracle.com > To: core-libs-dev@openjdk.java.net > CC: jason_mehr...@hotmail.com; alan.bate...@oracle.com > Subject: RFR: 8048020 - Regression on java.util.logging.FileHandler > > Hi, > > Please find below a patch [1] for [2]: > > 8048020 - Regression on java.util.logging.FileHandler > > This corresponds to the problem that was discussed on this list > in the following email thread: > > "Zombie FileHandler locks can exhaust all available log file locks." > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2014-June/027296.html > > > [1] http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dfuchs/webrev_8048020/webrev.00/ > [2] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8048020 > > This patch would be a good candidate for being backported on 8, since > the issue was introduced in 8. > > best regards, > > -- daniel
