[8u-dev] Request for approval for Backport of 8154017: Shutdown hooks are racing against shutdown sequence, if System.exit()-calling thread is interrupted

[Muneer Kolarkunnu]

Hi,
 
I would like to request for approval to push a backport of the fix from JDK9 to JDK8. 
 
Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8154017
 
JDK 8 webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~akolarkunnu/8191289/webrev.00/
JDK 8 review thread:
     Approval - http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2017-November/050155.html
 
JDK 10 changeset: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/jdk/rev/ceeea7370651
JDK 10 review thread:
     Approval 1 - http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2016-June/041953.html
     Approval 2 - http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2016-June/041961.html
     Approval 3 - http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2016-June/041967.html
Reviewers: alanb,dholmes,shade
 
Regards,
Muneer