JDK-6774110 lock file is not deleted when child logger is used

[Daniel Fuchs]

On 10/10/14 16:36, Stanimir Simeonoff wrote:
> The Handler automatic closure remains problematic as they don't have a
> defined lifecycle. close() should be invoked after there are no
> references and it requires calling a potentially overridden method. It
> can be carried by PhantomReference+WeakRefence combo, though.

I agree. However we can't use sun.misc.Cleaner for that, and it's not
clear were we could/should poll() the reference queue in order to
close handler.

Somehow I feel that closing handlers *created by the configuration*
*in the configuration reset* might be the safest route.


best regards,

-- daniel