JDK-8368226 : Remove Thread.stop
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Open
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Submitted: 2025-09-22
  • Updated: 2025-09-22
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JDK 26
26Unresolved
Related Reports
CSR :  
JDK-8368237 - Remove Thread.stop
Relates :  
JDK-8360979 - Remove use of Thread.stop in krb5/auto/KDC.java
Relates :  
JDK-8289610 - Degrade Thread.stop
Relates :  
JDK-8277861 - Terminally deprecate Thread.stop
Sub Tasks
JDK-8368370 :  
Release Note: Thread.stop is removed - New
Description
The no-arg Thread.stop has been deprecated since JDK 1.2, deprecated for removal since JDK 18, and re-specified to throw UOE unconditionally since JDK 20. It is time to finally remove the method. The more evil sibling Thread.stop(Throwable) was removed in JDK 11.

In terms of compatibility the code that uses Thread.stop will no longer compile. Code that was compiled to older releases and uses this method will throw NoSuchMethodError instead of UnsupportedOperationException.
Comments
A pull request was submitted for review. Branch: master URL: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27419 Date: 2025-09-22 08:13:55 +0000
22-09-2025