> From: Christopher Schultz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Recovery from OutOfMemoryError? > > Are you suggesting that all methods should be written as a > loops around attempts to do real work, catching OOME and > re-trying until the work gets done?
Sort of, but not at the method level - something on a larger scale. Think recoverable database operations, where nothing is permanently stored until a commit happens. And perpetual retry isn't needed - just a failure return to the caller. > IMHO, it's not a library's problem if there wasn't enough memory to > perform its duty. It's the driver's responsibility to catch and > re-attempt anything important. Agreed. Unfortunately, many such drivers seem to ignore the possibility of failure of libraries. - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
