RFR(S): 8005572: fatal error: acquiring lock JfrBuffer_lock/19 out of order with lock MethodData_lock/19 -- possible deadlock

[Staffan Larsen]

Can I have a Review for this small change, please.

Thanks,
/Staffan

On 18 feb 2013, at 11:15, Staffan Larsen <staffan.larsen at oracle.com> wrote:

> Please review this change for hs24 / jdku.
> 
> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sla/8005572/webrev.00/
> 
> The problem lies with the order of the newly introduced JfrBuffer_lock and JfrStream_lock compared to the MethodData_lock. There are cases where we need to take the Jfr* locks while holding the MethodData_lock. Ths solution is simply to increase the lock order for the Jfr* locks. This change has baked for a while in internal testing and showed no regressions.
> 
> Thanks,
> /Staffan