RE: [cp-patches] [PATCH] Fix PR classpath/24086, PR classpath/24091, PR classpath/24104 et al. ...

[Boehm, Hans]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeroen Frijters
> 
> > In the example in your blog, the finalize method should be 
> > synchronized (or start with synchronized(this) {} ) to guarantee 
> > reachability of the object while one of the other 
> synchronized methods 
> > is running.
> 
> Huh? finalize calls the synchronized close method, so it 
> doesn't need to be synchronized.
Right.  I misread that.

> 
> > If you follow the (admittedly baroque) rules, there are 
> safe ways to 
> > clean up Java resources with finalizers as well, though clearly not 
> > when timing matters.
> > 
> > And you actually need to follow very similar rules for 
> java.lang.ref.
> 
> Well at the very least the fact that you control the 
> threading with a reference queue makes things a little 
> easier. For example, the I/O blocking issue is not a problem 
> if you can do it in your own thread.
> 
I agree.  It makes this sort of thing easier, and it partially dodges
some of the finalizer ordering issues, at the expense of often needing a
new thread to process the queue.  It doesn't help with the "premature"
finalization issue.

Hans