JDK-8233686 : XML transformer uses excessive amount of memory
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: xml
  • Sub-Component: javax.xml.transform
  • Affected Version: 11.0.5,13
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows_7
  • CPU: x86_64
  • Submitted: 2019-10-26
  • Updated: 2020-12-10
  • Resolved: 2019-11-14
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11.0.10-oracleFixed 13.0.6Fixed 14 b24Fixed
Description
ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
All versions

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
It would be nice if a fix like this patch: https://github.com/apache/xalan-j/pull/13/files can be made in upstream Java.

This allocates needlessly NamespaceMappings and it dependent HashMaps which then don't get used at all in our cases.
With the fix processing reduces memory usage from 140MB -> 20MB

I would be very happy if this is fixed in v11 too, although I'm aware that this code existed since forever :(

ps. I'm author of that PR and grant you permission to use that code as you wish (if that is even required for such a trivial change)
Comments
Fix request (13u) I'd like to port it here, too. Patch applies without any adjustment, tests tier1 and 2 pass
10-12-2020
Fix Request (11u) This patch is simple and improves Xalan performance considerably. Patch applies cleanly to 11u, passes tier{1,2} tests.
31-07-2020
URL: https://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk/rev/1c071f73949a User: joehw Date: 2019-11-14 18:41:24 +0000
14-11-2019