<i18n dev> RFR 8209184: JDK8 ResourceBundle vulnerable to GC (fix included)

[Martin Buchholz]

retargeted bug to java.util:i18n, the right mailing list seems to be
i18n-dev.

On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 8:42 AM, Adam Farley8 <adam.farley at uk.ibm.com>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> This bug could be fixed by comparing the Class Loader with a blank
> static volatile Object (defined outside the method scope) at the
> end of the getBundleImpl class.
>
> E.g.
>
> -----------------------------------------
> +1322
>     /**
>      * volatile reference object to guard the ClassLoader object
>      * being garbage collected before getBundleImpl() method completes
>      * the caching and retrieving of requested Resourcebundle object
>      */
>     private static volatile Object vo = new Object();
>
>
> +1400
> //Should never be true. Using the loader here prevents it being GC'd.
>             if (loader == vo) throw new Error("Unexpected error.");
> -----------------------------------------
>
> Will upload a webrev after debate.
>
> - Adam
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