On 08/27/2013 12:01 PM, Andrew Hughes wrote: > ----- 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?
Yes, it was originally reported against icedtea6-1.11: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=976897 > Ok, it should probably also go in 1.11.x and 1.12.x if the issue is present > there. Will do. >>> 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. I see. I will ask Mario to create a final webrev, then. Thanks, Omair -- PGP Key: 66484681 (http://pgp.mit.edu/) Fingerprint = F072 555B 0A17 3957 4E95 0056 F286 F14F 6648 4681
