<AWT Dev> [9] Review request for 8078606: Deadlock in awt clipboard

[Anton Nashatyrev]

Hello,

     any volunteers?

Thanks!
Anton.

On 08.05.2015 19:08, Anton Nashatyrev wrote:
> Hello,
>     could you please review the following fix:
>
> fix: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~anashaty/8078606/webrev.00/ 
> <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/%7Eanashaty/8078606/webrev.00/>
> bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8078606
>
>     Problem: XClipboard sometimes deadlocked
>
>     Reason: XClipboard.registerClipboardViewerChecked acquires 
> XCliboard lock first, then tries to acquire AWTLock (within the 
> XWindow.getXAWTRootWindow() call)
>
>     Fix: reverse the order of acquiring locks. Additionally eliminate 
> AWTLock when accessing XRootWindow singleton.
>
> Thanks!
> Anton.