JDK-6888546 : restore System.initializeSystemClasses
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2009-10-06
  • Updated: 2011-05-17
  • Resolved: 2011-05-17
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JDK 7
7 b114Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6904923 - jkernel broken in jdk7
Relates :  
JDK-7149320 - Move sun.misc.VM.booted() to end of System.initializeSystemClass()
Relates :  
JDK-6612680 - Remove classloader dependency on jkernel
Description
When the jkernel/deployment changes from 6u10 were forward-ported to jdk7 then System.initializeSystemClasses was hacked to workaround issues encountered with the jkernel download manager executing concurrently with the initialization. See:

http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/jdk7/jdk/diff/9053bcc8eef0/src/share/classes/java/lang/System.java

The changes for 6612680 mean that the download manager won't start until the system classes have been initialized and so the changes to System.initializeSystemClasses can be restored.
Comments
EVALUATION Changeset URL: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/tl/jdk/rev/605b327f4830
17-09-2010
EVALUATION will fix in jdk7.
15-09-2010