JDK-8016849 : Applets don't get loaded and the Firefox crashes under Mac OS X
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: plugin
  • Affected Version: 8-pool
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: os_x
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2013-06-18
  • Updated: 2014-02-12
  • Resolved: 2013-10-11
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7u51Fixed 8 b112Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-7145764 - Refactor NPAPI plugin implementation
Relates :  
JDK-7040632 - Plugin2 blocks FireFox when loading applet
Relates :  
JDK-7154248 - Nightly (Linux): Firefox fails to laod any applet using latest nightly build
Description
Firefox is crashing and/or applets fail to get loaded when working with an application with very rich user interface and lots of applets which get loaded and unloaded.

This is a continuation of the issue JDK-7040632.

A thread dump of Firefox crash, which was provided by the person who reproduced it, is attached to this bug as "ThreadDumpOfFirefoxCrash.zip" file. Call stacks of 2 threads from the thread dump which are related to the crash are presented below.

---------- Call stacks of 2 threads ----------
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib            0x00007fff94ee7ce2 __pthread_kill + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib                 0x00007fff8fa9d7d2 pthread_kill + 95
2   libsystem_c.dylib                 0x00007fff8fa8ea7a abort + 143
3   libc++abi.dylib                   0x00007fff8c26c7bc abort_message + 214
4   libc++abi.dylib                   0x00007fff8c269fcf default_terminate() + 28
5   libobjc.A.dylib                   0x00007fff8d6c71cd _objc_terminate + 114
6   libc++abi.dylib                   0x00007fff8c26a001 safe_handler_caller(void (*)()) + 11
7   libc++abi.dylib                   0x00007fff8c26a05c std::terminate() + 16
8   libc++abi.dylib                   0x00007fff8c26b152 __cxa_throw + 114
9   com.oracle.java.JavaAppletPlugin    0x000000011a709ec4 Jpi_PThread_ConditionVariable::~Jpi_PThread_ConditionVariable() + 70
10  com.oracle.java.JavaAppletPlugin    0x000000011a70a424 Jpi_PluginEscort::~Jpi_PluginEscort() + 34
11  com.oracle.java.JavaAppletPlugin    0x000000011a7064bc NPAPIJavaPlugin::nppDestroy() + 124
12  com.oracle.java.JavaAppletPlugin    0x000000011a703547 NPP_Destroy + 26
13  XUL                               0x0000000101cd98cb 0x101000000 + 13473995
14  XUL                               0x0000000101ce9b38 0x101000000 + 13540152
15  XUL                               0x00000001014c5a4e 0x101000000 + 5003854
    ...
39  XUL                               0x00000001020efafb 0x101000000 + 17758971
40  XUL                               0x0000000101dd91b0 0x101000000 + 14520752
41  XUL                               0x0000000101d928c9 0x101000000 + 14231753
42  com.apple.CoreFoundation          0x00007fff8cab44f1 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 17
43  com.apple.CoreFoundation          0x00007fff8cab3d5d __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 253
44  com.apple.CoreFoundation          0x00007fff8cadab49 __CFRunLoopRun + 905
45  com.apple.CoreFoundation          0x00007fff8cada486 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 230
46  com.apple.HIToolbox               0x00007fff914722bf RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 277
47  com.apple.HIToolbox               0x00007fff914794bf ReceiveNextEventCommon + 181
48  com.apple.HIToolbox               0x00007fff914793fa BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 62
49  com.apple.AppKit                  0x00007fff93765779 _DPSNextEvent + 659
50  com.apple.AppKit                  0x00007fff9376507d -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 135
51  XUL                               0x0000000101d91f42 0x101000000 + 14229314
52  com.apple.AppKit                  0x00007fff937619b9 -[NSApplication run] + 470
53  XUL                               0x0000000101d9306b 0x101000000 + 14233707
54  XUL                               0x0000000101c20664 0x101000000 + 12715620
55  XUL                               0x00000001010095fa 0x101000000 + 38394
56  XUL                               0x000000010100986e 0x101000000 + 39022
57  XUL                               0x0000000101009b94 XRE_main + 244
58  org.mozilla.firefox               0x000000010000167b 0x100000000 + 5755
59  org.mozilla.firefox               0x0000000100000d74 start + 52

Thread 43:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib            0x00007fff94ee7bb6 __psynch_cvsignal + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib                 0x00007fff8fa9f65a pthread_cond_signal_thread_np + 692
2   com.oracle.java.JavaAppletPlugin    0x000000011a709f7c Jpi_PThread_ConditionVariable::notify() + 18
3   com.oracle.java.JavaAppletPlugin    0x000000011a70a771 Jpi_PluginEscort::push(void*) + 65
4   com.oracle.java.JavaAppletPlugin    0x000000011a70a6a3 PluginRunner::run(Jpi_Thread&) + 371
5   com.oracle.java.JavaAppletPlugin    0x000000011a709a44 pthread_fn + 10
6   libsystem_c.dylib                 0x00007fff8fa9b8bf _pthread_start + 335
7   libsystem_c.dylib                 0x00007fff8fa9eb75 thread_start + 13
Comments
verified with jre8 b118 on mac. Didn't see firefox crash, app can be loaded. But found another issue. JDK-8030617
17-12-2013
SQE OK to take this easy low risk fix to CPU14_01
17-10-2013
critical request justification: customer's escalation, low risk fix fix is ready and it's been pushed to 8/7u60 master
16-10-2013
A thread dump of Firefox crash provided by the person who reproduced the crash is attached to this bug.
11-09-2013