On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 12:29:55 GMT, Daniel Fuchs <dfu...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> This patch fixes a possible native memory leak in case of a custom native
>> GSS provider.
>> The actual leak was reported in production.
>>
>> sun/security/jgss, sun/security/krb5, sun/net/www/protocol/http jtreg tests
>> are passed
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/sun/net/www/protocol/http/AuthenticationInfo.java
> line 525:
>
>> 523: public void disposeContext() {
>> 524: // do nothing
>> 525: }
>
> It would be good to have some comment explaining the purpose of this method.
> In particular, it would be good to state when (at which point) it is supposed
> to be called.
> Also hopefully the `AuthenticationInfo` object remain valid and can still be
> used after `disposeContext` has been called?
Right, `AuthenticationInfo` is still valid after `disposeContext`.
The Negotiator with the new context will be recreated if required
https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/master/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/net/www/protocol/http/NegotiateAuthentication.java#L224
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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/12920
