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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-6962571

Infinite loop in printing out Throwable stack traces with circular references

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • P4
    • 7
    • 7
    • core-libs
    • b102
    • generic
    • generic
    • Verified

    Description

      If presented with a Throwable whose cause information has ciruclar references (e.g. A caused by B caused by A), the print stack trace method goes into an infinite loop.

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-8226809 Circular reference in printed stack trace is not correctly indented & ambiguous

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-6911258 Project Coin: Add essential API support for Automatic Resource Management (ARM) blocks

          • P3 - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-6531725 Throwable.initCause(Throwable) does not prevent circular chaining

          • P5 - Cosmetic problem like misspelt words or misaligned text.
          • Closed

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