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Chetan Mehrotra updated FELIX-4424: ----------------------------------- Description: While analyzing heap dump for classloader leaks using script [1] following possible leak was reported {noformat} com.day.crx.packmgr.impl.AuthHttpContext@0x124214d18 Following are few of the live paths found Live path com.day.crx.packmgr.impl.AuthHttpContext@0x124214d18 java.util.HashMap$Entry@0x12429db50 [Ljava.util.HashMap$Entry;@0x1238f47b0 java.util.HashMap@0x1238f4780 org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.context.ServletContextManager@0x1238f4760 [*] org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.service.HttpServiceImpl@0x1238f45c0 [*] org.apache.felix.framework.ServiceRegistry$UsageCount@0x1238f45a8 [Lorg.apache.felix.framework.ServiceRegistry$UsageCount;@0x129efb430 java.util.HashMap$Entry@0x1235ee950 [Ljava.util.HashMap$Entry;@0x1249e2b78 java.util.HashMap@0x123484668 org.apache.felix.framework.ServiceRegistry@0x12339c108 org.apache.felix.framework.ServiceRegistrationImpl@0x126a7a3c8 java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference@0x126a7a3b8 org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DelayedComponentManager@0x126a79ab8 [*] java.util.HashMap$Entry@0x126a9c3f0 java.util.HashMap$Entry@0x1286ce7a0 [Ljava.util.HashMap$Entry;@0x124884030 java.util.HashMap@0x1238f1ce0 org.apache.felix.scr.impl.ComponentRegistry@0x1236757f0 [*] org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator@0x127152bd0 [*] org.apache.felix.scr.impl.config.ImmediateComponentHolder@0x127153a08 [*] org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DelayedComponentManager@0x127154398 [*] org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager@0x127154720 [*] {noformat} In our case the AuthHttpContext was being registered via the Whiteboard pattern. The dump shows that ServletContextManager [2] uses the HttpContext as key for the map however it is never removed. If our bundle would had used HttpService directly then internal map would have been GC upon bundle deactivation. In Felix HttpService is registered as a ServiceFactory however as all interactions with HttpService is done via Whiteboard bundle the HttpService is bound to Whiteboard bundle. So such HttpContext might remain for the lifetime of whiteboard bundle and hence cause classloader leak. [1] https://gist.github.com/chetanmeh/8860776 [2] https://github.com/apache/felix/blob/trunk/http/base/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/http/base/internal/context/ServletContextManager.java PS: The lines marked with [*] are objects which are from valid bundle and are maintaining hard reference to the objects from classloader which should have been GC was: While analyzing heap dump for classloader leaks using script [1] following possible leak was reported {noformat} com.day.crx.packmgr.impl.AuthHttpContext@0x124214d18 Following are few of the live paths found Live path com.day.crx.packmgr.impl.AuthHttpContext@0x124214d18 java.util.HashMap$Entry@0x12429db50 [Ljava.util.HashMap$Entry;@0x1238f47b0 java.util.HashMap@0x1238f4780 org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.context.ServletContextManager@0x1238f4760 [*] org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.service.HttpServiceImpl@0x1238f45c0 [*] org.apache.felix.framework.ServiceRegistry$UsageCount@0x1238f45a8 [Lorg.apache.felix.framework.ServiceRegistry$UsageCount;@0x129efb430 java.util.HashMap$Entry@0x1235ee950 [Ljava.util.HashMap$Entry;@0x1249e2b78 java.util.HashMap@0x123484668 org.apache.felix.framework.ServiceRegistry@0x12339c108 org.apache.felix.framework.ServiceRegistrationImpl@0x126a7a3c8 java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference@0x126a7a3b8 org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DelayedComponentManager@0x126a79ab8 [*] java.util.HashMap$Entry@0x126a9c3f0 java.util.HashMap$Entry@0x1286ce7a0 [Ljava.util.HashMap$Entry;@0x124884030 java.util.HashMap@0x1238f1ce0 org.apache.felix.scr.impl.ComponentRegistry@0x1236757f0 [*] org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator@0x127152bd0 [*] org.apache.felix.scr.impl.config.ImmediateComponentHolder@0x127153a08 [*] org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DelayedComponentManager@0x127154398 [*] org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager@0x127154720 [*] {noformat} In our case the AuthHttpContext was being registered via the Whiteboard pattern. The dump shows that ServletContextManager [2] uses the HttpContext as key for the map however it is never removed. If our bundle would had used HttpService directly then internal map would have been GC upon bundle deactivation. In Felix HttpService is registered as a ServiceFactory however as all interactions with HttpService is done via Whiteboard bundle the HttpService is bound to Whiteboard bundle. So such HttpContext might remain for the lifetime of whiteboard bundle and hence cause classloader leak. [1] https://gist.github.com/chetanmeh/8860776 [2] https://github.com/apache/felix/blob/trunk/http/base/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/http/base/internal/context/ServletContextManager.java > ClassLoader leak in Http Service ServletContextManager > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: FELIX-4424 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FELIX-4424 > Project: Felix > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HTTP Service > Reporter: Chetan Mehrotra > > While analyzing heap dump for classloader leaks using script [1] following > possible leak was reported > {noformat} > com.day.crx.packmgr.impl.AuthHttpContext@0x124214d18 > Following are few of the live paths found > Live path > com.day.crx.packmgr.impl.AuthHttpContext@0x124214d18 > java.util.HashMap$Entry@0x12429db50 > [Ljava.util.HashMap$Entry;@0x1238f47b0 > java.util.HashMap@0x1238f4780 > > org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.context.ServletContextManager@0x1238f4760 > [*] > > org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.service.HttpServiceImpl@0x1238f45c0 [*] > > org.apache.felix.framework.ServiceRegistry$UsageCount@0x1238f45a8 > > [Lorg.apache.felix.framework.ServiceRegistry$UsageCount;@0x129efb430 > java.util.HashMap$Entry@0x1235ee950 > [Ljava.util.HashMap$Entry;@0x1249e2b78 > java.util.HashMap@0x123484668 > org.apache.felix.framework.ServiceRegistry@0x12339c108 > org.apache.felix.framework.ServiceRegistrationImpl@0x126a7a3c8 > java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference@0x126a7a3b8 > > org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DelayedComponentManager@0x126a79ab8 [*] > java.util.HashMap$Entry@0x126a9c3f0 > java.util.HashMap$Entry@0x1286ce7a0 > [Ljava.util.HashMap$Entry;@0x124884030 > java.util.HashMap@0x1238f1ce0 > org.apache.felix.scr.impl.ComponentRegistry@0x1236757f0 [*] > org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator@0x127152bd0 > [*] > > org.apache.felix.scr.impl.config.ImmediateComponentHolder@0x127153a08 [*] > > org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DelayedComponentManager@0x127154398 [*] > org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager@0x127154720 > [*] > {noformat} > In our case the AuthHttpContext was being registered via the Whiteboard > pattern. The dump shows that ServletContextManager [2] uses the HttpContext > as key for the map however it is never removed. If our bundle would had used > HttpService directly then internal map would have been GC upon bundle > deactivation. > In Felix HttpService is registered as a ServiceFactory however as all > interactions with HttpService is done via Whiteboard bundle the HttpService > is bound to Whiteboard bundle. So such HttpContext might remain for the > lifetime of whiteboard bundle and hence cause classloader leak. > [1] https://gist.github.com/chetanmeh/8860776 > [2] > https://github.com/apache/felix/blob/trunk/http/base/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/http/base/internal/context/ServletContextManager.java > PS: The lines marked with [*] are objects which are from valid bundle and are > maintaining hard reference to the objects from classloader which should have > been GC -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.1.5#6160)