JDK-6962571 : Infinite loop in printing out Throwable stack traces with circular references
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2010-06-18
  • Updated: 2019-06-28
  • Resolved: 2011-03-08
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JDK 7
7 b102Fixed
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Description
If presented with a Throwable whose cause information has ciruclar references (e.g. A caused by B caused by A), the print stack trace method goes into an infinite loop.

Comments
PUBLIC COMMENTS See http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/tl/jdk/rev/c4d60bcce958
24-06-2010

EVALUATION Should be fixed.
18-06-2010