JDK-8019623 : Lack of synchronization in AppContext.getAppContext()
Type:Bug
Component:client-libs
Sub-Component:java.awt
Affected Version:7u25
Priority:P3
Status:Resolved
Resolution:Fixed
OS:generic
CPU:generic
Submitted:2013-07-02
Updated:2014-11-26
Resolved:2013-10-09
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AppContext.getAppContext() isn't thread safe, which might result in all kind of issues, especially when creating the main AppContext.
Comments
There is no regression test for this particular issue because it's hard to write one, however, a generic regression test, test/sun/awt/AppContext/MultiThread/MultiThreadTest.java, has been written to help our catch unexpected regressions in the future.