chan:
> I'm definately getting Class Loader deadlocks about 1 in 10 times when
> starting the EMG Demo page. I'm still trying to find a reproducible
> test case. What I don't understand is why the "cell updater" thread
> holds the Class lock if it is simply returning from loadClass() and
> why it is stuck on the return statement of loadClass() if it doesn't
> have the class lock for WWWClassLoader in the first place...

Jim,

I modified the basher to just test your page.
It deadlocks in about 10 seconds. I think it's the deadlock
your trying to understand. The
modified basher is in ~chan/tmp/basher.java

Cheers,
Pat