----- Original Message ----- > Hi Andrew, > > On 08/27/2013 11:22 AM, Andrew Hughes wrote: > > 0. What problem does this solve? > > The current code has memory leaks. With some usage patterns, Java will > run heap space. For more details, please see the bug: > http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8020983 >
"This image writer object will never be garbage collected. This is reproducible with java 6u45. It works fine for us until version 6_u43." It sounds like a recent regression. Have you been able to reproduce the issue on OpenJDK 6? > > 1. Is this in jdk7u? > > Yes: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u40/jdk/rev/46b203b37e06 > Ok, but not in any release as yet. I'm just trying to ascertain how well-tested this fix is to be going in a stable release. > > 2. Is this in IcedTea6? > > As far as I can see, no. > Ok, it should probably also go in 1.11.x and 1.12.x if the issue is present there. > > 3. Where has the bug ID information gone from the backported changeset? > > webrevs can be generated against patches as well as changesets. This one > is not generated against a changeset (yet) since a simple hg > export/import did not work. I'm well aware of that, but I can't approve it unless it's in its final form. I want to make sure the original information isn't being lost. > > Thanks, > Omair > > -- > PGP Key: 66484681 (http://pgp.mit.edu/) > Fingerprint = F072 555B 0A17 3957 4E95 0056 F286 F14F 6648 4681 > -- Andrew :) Free Java Software Engineer Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com) PGP Key: 248BDC07 (https://keys.indymedia.org/) Fingerprint = EC5A 1F5E C0AD 1D15 8F1F 8F91 3B96 A578 248B DC07
