JDK-6988426 : DISA PIT: Plugin does not handle exceptions in destroy() and stop() methods
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: plugin
  • Affected Version: 5.0u26
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2010-09-29
  • Updated: 2011-02-16
  • Resolved: 2010-11-03
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5.0u26-rev b07Fixed 5.0u27Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6998959 - Plugin does not handle exceptions in destroy() methods on Solaris
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JDK-6967624 - FireFox 3 hangs when loading applet with 5u23, 5u24, and ittermitent hangs still observed with 5u25
Description
Lifecycle exceptions don't thrown unexpectedly. 
DestroyExceptionTest and StopExceptionTest tests fail with IE.
Comments
EVALUATION With the latest changes in these two webrevs this PIT failure is resolved: http://jpsesvr.sfbay.sun.com:8080/ctetools/html/ViewDetail.jsp?index=3695 http://jpsesvr.sfbay.sun.com:8080/ctetools/html/ViewDetail.jsp?index=3696
21-10-2010
EVALUATION The problem is that the destroy() method was getting invoked after the cleanup and release of applet-panel and applet-context. Synchronizing the destruction and cleanup of applet (in IExplorerPluginObject and WNetscapePluginObject) solves the problem.
04-10-2010