JDK-4898113 : JVMTI Spec: Remove ClassUnload event
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: jvmti
  • Affected Version: 5.0
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2003-07-29
  • Updated: 2017-05-16
  • Resolved: 2003-09-16
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5.0 tigerFixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-4639363 - Java Platform Profiling Architecture (JSR-163)
Description
The ClassUnload event should be removed from JVMTI.

It's existence in JVMDI has been a stablity issue.
It was relucantly incl;uded in JVMTI in order to support JVMDI.
There is no independent need for ClassUnload events in JVMTI since
it has much more powerful functionality.
A new mechanism to generate the JVMDI events has been discovered,
so they now be removed from JVMTI.
Comments
CONVERTED DATA BugTraq+ Release Management Values COMMIT TO FIX: generic FIXED IN: tiger INTEGRATED IN: tiger tiger-b18
14-06-2004
EVALUATION This would be an important stablity enhancement.
11-06-2004