> -----Original Message----- > From: Shapira, Yoav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: December 3, 2003 11:21 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: RE: Tomcat 4.0.x memory leak (not javac) > > > Howdy, > Thanks for posting the follow-up. > > >In my opinion, the class loader for tomcat should keep track > of all the > >classes it's loading. When the context gets reloaded, it should then > > Great. Now that you have the specs, why don't you submit a patch? ;)
Actually, I would really love to! :) I love programming, and I've really been wanting to take a look at the tomcat code. However, I'm very swamped right now. But, I'll certainly take a look when I get a chance. I have glanced at class loader documentation for the JVM. I can't see anywhere where there's a class unload feature. > > >discarded. Maybe that's why someone suggested implementing the > >ServletContextListener (in another thread)? I don't know much about > class > >loaders! :) > > Not the same thing: the ServletContextListener solves other problems. > > Yoav Shapira > > > > > > >So, the work around until someone implements a ServletContextListener > and > >unloads their own static variables (probably variable=null is > sufficient?) > >is... > >-XX:MaxPermSize=128m -XX:PermSize=XXm > > > >And an article that the Sun support guy gave me... > >http://wireless.java.sun.com/midp/articles/garbagecollection2/ > > > > > >Specifically related to -XX flags... > >http://wireless.java.sun.com/midp/articles/garbagecollection2/#a.5 > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Shapira, Yoav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: December 2, 2003 11:45 AM > >> To: Tomcat Users List > >> Subject: RE: Tomcat 4.0.x memory leak (not javac) > >> > >> > >> Howdy, > >> Since you can reproduce your error easily, can you narrow > >> down which 3rd > >> party library is keeping the references that cause the memory leak? > >> > >> Yoav Shapira > >> Millennium ChemInformatics > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: Trenton D. Adams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 1:43 PM > >> >To: 'Tomcat Users List' > >> >Subject: RE: Tomcat 4.0.x memory leak (not javac) > >> > > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: David Rees [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> Sent: December 2, 2003 11:01 AM > >> >> To: Tomcat Users List > >> >> Subject: Re: Tomcat 4.0.x memory leak (not javac) > >> >> > >> >> Shapira, Yoav wrote: > >> >> > Besides what Senor Schultz said (which is 100% true), > >> >> > 1. Where is this mentioned in the release notes, and what > >> >> would one have > >> >> > to search for? > >> >> > >> >> Under KNOWN ISSUES IN THIS RELEASE it does mention issues > >> during web > >> >> application reloading where shared libraries keep references > >> >> to objects > >> >> instantiated by the web application. That says "memory leak" to > me > >> >> although it doesn't specifically say that. > >> >> > >> >> > 2. You mentioned in your passage the bug was marked as invalid > or > >> >> > wontfix, and the bug you gave below is marked as new. > >> So if anyone > >> >> > actually wasted time (like me) looking up what you said, they > >> didn't > >> >> > find it. > >> >> > >> >> All I did was search for "memory leak" under Tomcat 4 and all > >> >> status. I > >> >> was not positive that it was marked WONTFIX, I should have > >> clarified > >> >> that in my original message. I had thought that the issue > >> >> was something > >> >> inherent to the design of Tomcat 4 (which was overhauled in > >> >> Tomcat 5), > >> >> but I'm sure that they are willing to accept patches if > >> >> anyone can fix > >> >> it. ;-) > >> > > >> >Bugzilla is obviously not working sometimes. I searched > for "memory > >> leak" > >> >one > >> >time and got it. Then I went to search for it for > someone else so I > >> could > >> >give them the bug number but nothing came up. I did the > exact same > >> search, > >> >"memory leak". Very interesting indeed. Heck, I even > searched for > >> just > >> >"memory" or "leak" once each and came up with nothing. > >> > > >> >> > >> >> -Dave > >> >> > >> >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> >__ > >> > This communication is intended for the use of the > >> recipient to whom > >> it > >> > is addressed, and may contain confidential, personal, and or > >> privileged > >> > information. Please contact us immediately if you are not the > >> intended > >> > recipient of this communication, and do not copy, > distribute, or > >> take > >> > action relying on it. 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