[7u60] request approval to backport 8029281: Synchronization issues in Logger and LogManager

[Rob McKenna]

Approved.

     -Rob

On 22/01/14 11:57, Daniel Fuchs wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is a request to backport
>
> [1] 8029281: Synchronization issues in Logger and LogManager
>
> from jdk8 to 7u60, as well as to backport a companion
> changeset (test only) which contains a better test:
>
> [2] 8031980: Add new j.u.l deadlock test for JDK-8027670
>              and JDK-8029281
>
> from jdk8u-dev to 7u60.
>
>
> [1] 8029281: Synchronization issues in Logger and LogManager
> --------------------------------------------------------
>
> Bug url:
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8029281
>
> JDK 8 changeset:
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/jdk/rev/9f624e115c6b
>
> JDK 8 Review:
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2013-November/023610.html 
>
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2013-December/023678.html 
>
>
> JDK 7 webrev:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dfuchs/webrev_8029281-jdk7/webrev.00/
>
> The JDK 7 changeset is globally identical to JDK 8 except for the
> following slight alteration:
>
>   - LogManager changes are the same
>   - Logger changes are much simpler (new API in 8 made for more
>         code to fix)
>   - TestLoggerBundleSync.java uses Logger.getLogger(name, rbName)
>     to set the resource bundle instead of Logger.setResourceBundle
>     (which was new in 8). Calls to ResourceBundle.getBaseBundleName
>     have been replaced by rb.getClass().getName() - which in the
>     context of this test returns the same thing.
>
>
>
> [2] 8031980: Add new j.u.l deadlock test for JDK-8027670 and
>              JDK-8029281
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> This is a straight import from jdk8u. This test was a great help
> in validating the backport.
>
> Bug url:
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8031980
>
> JDK 8 changeset:
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u-dev/jdk/rev/2d011f2ffb29
>
> JDK 9 review:
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2014-January/024516.html 
>
>
>
> best regards,
>
> -- daniel
>