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ASF GitHub Bot commented on HELIX-549:
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GitHub user atcurtis opened a pull request:
https://github.com/apache/helix/pull/9
[HELIX-549] Rethrow ThreadDeath instead of discarding.
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HELIX-549
You can merge this pull request into a Git repository by running:
$ git pull https://github.com/atcurtis/helix HELIX-549
Alternatively you can review and apply these changes as the patch at:
https://github.com/apache/helix/pull/9.patch
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This closes #9
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> Discarding Throwable exceptions makes threads unkillable.
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> Key: HELIX-549
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HELIX-549
> Project: Apache Helix
> Issue Type: Bug
> Affects Versions: 0.6.3
> Reporter: Antony T Curtis
> Priority: Blocker
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> Threads in loops which catch and discard Throwable end up discarding
> ThreadDeath exceptions. This causes Thread.stop() to be effectively ignored.
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