8239013: java.util.logging.Logger catalog cache keeps strong references to ResourceBundles

[Lance Andersen]

Hi Daniel,

This looks good to me :-)

Best
Lance

> On May 22, 2020, at 5:33 AM, Daniel Fuchs <daniel.fuchs at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Please find below a fix for:
> 
> 8239013: java.util.logging.Logger catalog cache keeps strong
>         references to ResourceBundles
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8239013
> 
> webrev:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dfuchs/webrev_8239013/webrev.00/
> 
> java.util.logging.Logger has a `catalog` variable that acts
> as a cache and holds a reference to the last resource bundle
> that was loaded by the logger.
> 
> This fix replaces the strong reference with a weak reference,
> allowing the cached object to be garbage collected even in
> cases where a strong reference to the logger remains.
> 
> 
> best regards,
> 
> -- daniel

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