Re: other finalizers

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From: Godmar Back (gback@cs.utah.edu)
Date: Mon Dec 14 1998 - 13:00:07 EST


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> On Dec 14, 1998, Godmar Back <gback@marker.cs.utah.edu> wrote:
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> > we should probably put a hook in the K* calls that create fds and
> > cause a gc to happen if they return EMFILE.
>
> Very good idea! Do you know of any other VM that does that?
>

 I know that I had an application that relied on JDK 1.1's prompt
finalization break because they ran out of file descriptors.

Interestingly, Sun's site says about the 1.1->1.2 changes that some
applications that unconsciously relied on prompt finalization might
not work anymore.

        - Godmar


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