Java example source code file (TestFalseDeadLock.java)

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The TestFalseDeadLock.java Java example source code

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import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
import java.lang.management.ThreadMXBean;
import java.util.Random;

/*
 * @test
 * @bug 8016304
 * @summary Make sure no deadlock is reported for this program which has no deadlocks.
 * @run main/othervm TestFalseDeadLock
 */

/*
 * This test will not provoke the bug every time it is run since the bug is intermittent.
 * The test has a fixed running time of 5 seconds.
 */

public class TestFalseDeadLock {
    private static ThreadMXBean bean;
    private static volatile boolean running = true;
    private static volatile boolean found = false;

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        bean = ManagementFactory.getThreadMXBean();
        Thread[] threads = new Thread[500];
        for (int i = 0; i < threads.length; i++) {
            Test t = new Test();
            threads[i] = new Thread(t);
            threads[i].start();
        }
        try {
            Thread.sleep(5000);
        } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
        }
        running = false;
        for (Thread t : threads) {
            t.join();
        }
        if (found) {
            throw new Exception("Deadlock reported, but there is no deadlock.");
        }
    }

    public static class Test implements Runnable {
        public void run() {
            Random r = new Random();
            while (running) {
                try {
                    synchronized (this) {
                        wait(r.nextInt(1000) + 1);
                    }
                } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
                }
                recurse(2000);
            }
            if (bean.findDeadlockedThreads() != null) {
                System.out.println("FOUND!");
                found = true;
            }
        }

        private void recurse(int i) {
            if (!running) {
                // It is important for the test to call println here
                // since there are locks inside that path.
                System.out.println("Hullo");
            }
            else if (i > 0) {
                recurse(i - 1);
            }
        }
    }
}