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Daniel Kulp commented on CXF-8946: ---------------------------------- Just adding some notes while investigating.... If the service client is properly closed, it goes forever. That's good news: {code:java} @Override public String status() { final StatusService service = JAXRSClientFactory.create(this.apiUrl, StatusService.class, Collections.singletonList(new GsonJsonProvider())); try (AutoCloseable c = (AutoCloseable)service) { final ClientConfiguration config = WebClient.getConfig(service); final Slf4jVerboseEventSender slf4jVerboseEventSender = new Slf4jVerboseEventSender(); config.getInInterceptors().add(new LoggingInInterceptor(slf4jVerboseEventSender)); config.getOutInterceptors().add(new LoggingOutInterceptor(slf4jVerboseEventSender)); return service.status(); } catch (Exception e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); return null; } } {code} Also, if I update the sleep() method to add four calls to System.gc(), it also runs forever. (three is not enough) Thus, the references ARE being released eventually. It's just taking a lot longer that it should. Not sure why yet. Still Investigating. > HttpClient in CXF causing memory leak > ------------------------------------- > > Key: CXF-8946 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CXF-8946 > Project: CXF > Issue Type: Bug > Components: JAX-RS > Affects Versions: 4.0.3 > Reporter: Sebastian Violet > Priority: Major > Attachments: CXF-HTTPClient-MemoryLeak.zip, java_pid17394.hprof.zip, > java_pid17394_Leak_Suspects.zip, memory-leak-demo.zip > > > When processing requests using the JAX RS client which used the new > HttpClient, there is a memory leak. > We found this when running it in spring boot using > {code:java} > @Async{code} > > I have tried to reproduce it using the attached code, and it seems to work > with a low heap size. > > You can execute the code like so: > {code:java} > mvn compile exec:exec{code} -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)