Request for approval: 8040076. Memory leak: java.awt.List objects allowing multiple selections are not GC-ed

[Omair Majid]

* artem malinko <artem.malinko at oracle.com> [2014-07-08 03:54]:
> This is a request to backport a jdk9 fix into jdk6.
> 
> Description:
> Because of native peer List instances couldn't be garbage collected.
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8040076

I can't access this bug :(

> Fix included in jdk9:
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/client/jdk/rev/13b3e10c7041
> 
> in jdk8:
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u-dev/jdk/rev/3bfd63564978
> 
> and in jdk7:
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/66a3e7b2bb11
> 
> Review thread:
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/awt-dev/2014-July/008128.html
> 
> The patch for jdk6 is identical to one in jdk9, jdk8 and jdk7.

No objections from me.

Cheers,
Omair

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