JDK-8008102 : SA on OS X does not stop the attached process
Type:Bug
Component:hotspot
Sub-Component:svc
Affected Version:hs24,hs25
Priority:P3
Status:Resolved
Resolution:Fixed
OS:os_x
Submitted:2013-02-13
Updated:2013-06-26
Resolved:2013-02-15
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When SA attaches to a JVM on OS X, it does not stop the process. If the JVM keeps running it can lead to all kinds of inconsistencies in SA.
A proposed solution is to use ptrace to attach to the process to keep it from running.