Showing posts with label java code bug. Show all posts
Showing posts with label java code bug. Show all posts

23 June, 2011

Beware debugging Java 1.3 synchronised sections!


Pinch point hazard

Single-stepping through interlocking Java threads in JDK1.3 can result in irresolvable deadlock. Specifically if one thread is blocked stepping-into a section synchronized on an object and another thread that already holds the lock steps-over a wait() on that object.