Re: Findbugs and locks?
Knute Johnson wrote:
Daniel Pitts wrote:
Knute Johnson wrote:
Ah but look at what does!
static void method(int n) throws IOException {
// WriteLock lock = lockArray[n].writeLock();
// lock.lock();
lockArray[n].writeLock().lock();
try {
// do some disk I/O
} finally {
// lock.unlock();
lockArray[n].writeLock().unlock();
}
}
I think it is a bug in findbugs. I think I'll drop them a line.
I don't think its a bug in findbugs.
The problem is that lockArray[n] might through an exception in the
finally if the lockArray changes size. lockArray[n] might also be
assigned a null at some point, so lockArray[n].writeLock() could
through an NPE.
I think a better approach would be to have method take a Lock rather
than an index into an array.
Hope this helps,
Daniel.
If the lock throws an exception, how can it be locked?
After a night's rest, I think that:
ReentrantReadWriteLock.writeLock() is a factory method.
import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock.WriteLock;
public class SSCCE {
ReentrantReadWriteLock reentrantLock =
new ReentrantReadWriteLock();
void methodA() {
// FindBugs 1.3.2.2008022 Eclipse 3.3.1.1 WinXP
//produces no bug report
WriteLock lock = reentrantLock.writeLock();
lock.lock();
try {
// do some disk I/O
} finally {
// Here we have a reference to _lock_ WriteLock.
lock.unlock();
}
}
void methodB() {
// FindBugs 1.3.2.2008022 Eclipse 3.3.1.1 WinXP produces:
// [UL] Method does not release lock on all exception paths
// [UL_UNRELEASED_LOCK_EXCEPTION_PATH]
// on the following line
reentrantLock.writeLock().lock();
try {
// do some disk I/O
} finally {
// Here we unlock _any_ WriteLock that
// ReentrantReadWriteLock.writeLock() constructs.
reentrantLock.writeLock().unlock();
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {}
}
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