On 03/24/2014 09:32 AM, Alex Bligh wrote: > > --On 24 March 2014 09:15:03 +0000 Andrew Haley <a...@redhat.com> wrote: > >>>> We need an OPENJDK-6 bug for this that references the fact the change >>>> is in 6989466. >>>> >>>> You can list me as a reviewer. >>> >>> I think this bug is also present elsewhere in openjdk-6, specifically in >>> the jvm. >> >> Yes. However, this doesn't have the same evil effects as the zero >> jdk_version_info bug. It should be fixed, though. > > What I'm seeing is finalizers not being called for no apparent reason > in production code, the source for which has not changed. > > I'm not sure to be honest whether the fix required is a change to the > jdk on our build boxes or a change to the jre on the boxes running the > code. As the openjdk .deb packages take >16 hrs to build here it's > easier said than done to test.
It's a runtime change. Andrew.