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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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.
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http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/tl/jdk/rev/c4d60bcce958