JDK-6829503 : addShutdownHook fails if called after shutdown has commenced.
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Affected Version: 6u17,7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic,solaris_10
  • CPU: generic,sparc
  • Submitted: 2009-04-13
  • Updated: 2010-08-26
  • Resolved: 2009-05-07
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JDK 7
7 b58Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6810254 - Lazily instantiate the shared secret access objects
Description
If you call addShutdownHook after shutdown has already started, you should get IllegalStateException, as specified. If the call to addShutdownHook is the first one in this JDK, you will get an ExceptionInInitializerError instead, as below:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
	at java.lang.Runtime.addShutdownHook(Runtime.java:209)
	at java.util.logging.LogManager.<init>(LogManager.java:246)
	at java.util.logging.LogManager$1.run(LogManager.java:194)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.util.logging.LogManager.<clinit>(LogManager.java:175)
	at LoggingDeadlock2$JavaChild.main(LoggingDeadlock2.java:106)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Shutdown in progress
	at java.lang.Shutdown.add(Shutdown.java:77)
	at java.lang.ApplicationShutdownHooks.<clinit>(ApplicationShutdownHooks.java:39)
Comments
EVALUATION Changeset: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/tl/jdk/rev/164ce9ff8b58
27-04-2009
EVALUATION Approved for M3.
23-04-2009
EVALUATION http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~mchung/6829503/webrev.01 request for M3 approval to fix a regression.
21-04-2009
EVALUATION A regression caused by the fix for 6810254. ApplicationShutdownHooks.<clinit> may fail to add the shutdown hook if shutdown is in progress. Need to handle this exception case.
13-04-2009