RFR [7] 8133206: "java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: unable to create new native thread" caused by upgrade to zlib 1.2.8

[Andrew Hughes]

----- Original Message -----
> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to ask again for integration approval for the following fix
> in core-libs area:
> - Bug report:
>   https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8133206
> - Webrev of the fix:
>   http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~nikgor/8133206/jdk7u-dev/webrev.01/
> I just confirmed that this fix applies cleanly to the current jdk7u-dev/jdk
> repository, and the produced FVB passes the unit tests provided by Alex
> Kashchenko.
> 
> We have already tried to get approval for this fix almost 11 months ago,
> but without much success.
> - JDK 7u review request:
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2015-October/035884.html
> - JDK 9 review request:
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2015-November/036463.html
> There was a valid concern that the actual root cause may be in third-party
> software. But anyway, we are not in a position to modify it. From other side,
> there are customers that need the problem be fixed and currently use custom
> builds. So we are still interested in delivering this fix at least to
> jdk7u-dev.
> 
> Thanks,
> Nikolay

Is there a later response than:

http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2015-October/036139.html

? I really think this needs to go in 9 first before we consider it for the
stable releases (7u, 8u).
-- 
Andrew :)

Senior Free Java Software Engineer
Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com)

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