diff -r 90cf66131063 -r d77ff2048ad5 jdk/test/java/io/Serializable/6966692/README --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/jdk/test/java/io/Serializable/6966692/README Tue Sep 28 01:13:22 2010 -0700 @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +Testcase shows default deserialisation of the Victim having two values for the same field. + +Probably requires dual core to run successfully. + +Reading thread is warmed up so that it can easily win the race for the demonstration, but this means we need to make the field volatile. + +Typical output: + +Victim@1551f60 BBBB +Victim@1551f60 AAAA + +The output when its fixed is, +Victim@1975b59 AAAA +Victim@1975b59 AAAA - The value is retained + +and when it is not fixed, it shows something like +Victim@173a10f AAAA +Victim@173a10f BBBB - the value of the object gets set again and hence is different. This is a bug + +Look at the +AAAA AAAA +and +AAAA BBBB