> On 24 Jun 2021, at 22:27, Mandy Chung <mch...@openjdk.java.net> wrote: > > On Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:50:49 GMT, Aleksei Voitylov <avoity...@openjdk.org> > wrote: > >> Resubmitting the following PR https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/3976 >> against JDK17. >> >> This fixes the deadlock in ClassLoader between the two lock objects - a lock >> object associated with the class being loaded, and the >> ClassLoader.loadedLibraryNames hash map, locked during the native library >> load operation. >> >> Further details can be found in the original PR. >> >> Testing: jtreg and jck testing with no regressions. A new regression test >> was developed. > > This is a risky area and I agree it needs some bake time. The fix has been > ready for some time but it takes longer than we hope to get this reviewed and > approved (I was one causing the delay). I am not uncomfortable getting this > in JDK 17 but I will not object if others think this should be fixed in JDK > 18 (and backport to 17 update if desirable) as this is a long standing issue > and no urgency to get this fixed.
Fixing initially in 18, allowing some “bake” time, then considering a backport to a 17 update, seems prudent. -Chris.
