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

[Rob McKenna]

Approved.

     -Rob

On 03/07/14 14:57, artem malinko wrote:
> Hello!
>
> This is a request to backport a jdk9 fix into jdk7.
>
> Description:
> Because of native peer List instances couldn't be garbage collected.
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8040076
>
> Fix included in jdk9:
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/client/jdk/rev/13b3e10c7041
>
> And in jdk8:
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u-dev/jdk/rev/3bfd63564978
>
> Review thread:
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/awt-dev/2014-July/008128.html
>
> The patch for jdk7 is identical to one in jdk9 and jdk8.