JDK-8129950 : Wrong condition for checking absence of logger in MethodHandleFactory
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: jdk.nashorn
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2015-06-26
  • Updated: 2016-01-14
  • Resolved: 2015-06-26
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Description
This really says it all: the comment is correct, the actual code isn't:

        //if there is no logger, or if it's set to log only coarser events
        //than the trace level, skip and return
-        if (logger != null && logger.levelCoarserThan(level)) {
+       if (logger == null || logger.levelCoarserThan(level)) {