--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/awt/im/CompositionAreaHandler.java	Wed Feb 13 19:23:09 2013 +0400
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/awt/im/CompositionAreaHandler.java	Wed Feb 13 15:27:29 2013 +0000
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import java.awt.font.TextAttribute;
 import java.awt.font.TextHitInfo;
 import java.awt.im.InputMethodRequests;
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator;
 import java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute;
 import java.text.AttributedString;
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@
 
     private AttributedCharacterIterator composedText;
     private TextHitInfo caret = null;
-    private Component clientComponent = null;
+    private WeakReference<Component> clientComponent = new WeakReference<>(null);
     private InputMethodContext inputMethodContext;
 
     /**
@@ -76,8 +77,9 @@
             }
             // If the client component is an active client using below-the-spot style, then
             // make the composition window undecorated without a title bar.
-            if(clientComponent!=null){
-                InputMethodRequests req = clientComponent.getInputMethodRequests();
+            Component client = clientComponent.get();
+            if(client != null){
+                InputMethodRequests req = client.getInputMethodRequests();
                 if (req != null && inputMethodContext.useBelowTheSpotInput()) {
                     setCompositionAreaUndecorated(true);
                 }
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@
     }
 
     void setClientComponent(Component clientComponent) {
-        this.clientComponent = clientComponent;
+        this.clientComponent = new WeakReference<>(clientComponent);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -256,8 +258,9 @@
      * the composed text are forwarded to the client component.
      */
     InputMethodRequests getClientInputMethodRequests() {
-        if (clientComponent != null) {
-            return clientComponent.getInputMethodRequests();
+        Component client = clientComponent.get();
+        if (client != null) {
+            return client.getInputMethodRequests();
         }
 
         return null;

--- a/jdk/src/solaris/classes/sun/awt/X11InputMethod.java	Wed Feb 13 19:23:09 2013 +0400
+++ b/jdk/src/solaris/classes/sun/awt/X11InputMethod.java	Wed Feb 13 15:27:29 2013 +0000
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import sun.util.logging.PlatformLogger;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@
 
     //reset the XIC if necessary
     private boolean   needResetXIC = false;
-    private Component needResetXICClient = null;
+    private WeakReference<Component> needResetXICClient = new WeakReference<>(null);
 
     // The use of compositionEnableSupported is to reduce unnecessary
     // native calls if set/isCompositionEnabled
@@ -272,14 +273,14 @@
            called on the passive client when endComposition is called.
         */
         if (needResetXIC && haveActiveClient() &&
-            getClientComponent() != needResetXICClient){
+            getClientComponent() != needResetXICClient.get()){
             resetXIC();
 
             // needs to reset the last xic focussed component.
             lastXICFocussedComponent = null;
             isLastXICActive = false;
 
-            needResetXICClient = null;
+            needResetXICClient.clear();
             needResetXIC = false;
         }
     }
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@
             isLastXICActive = false;
 
             resetXIC();
-            needResetXICClient = null;
+            needResetXICClient.clear();
             needResetXIC = false;
         }
     }
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@
         disableInputMethod();
         if (needResetXIC) {
             resetXIC();
-            needResetXICClient = null;
+            needResetXICClient.clear();
             needResetXIC = false;
         }
     }
@@ -877,7 +878,7 @@
         boolean active = haveActiveClient();
         if (active && composedText == null && committedText == null){
             needResetXIC = true;
-            needResetXICClient = getClientComponent();
+            needResetXICClient = new WeakReference<>(getClientComponent());
             return;
         }
 

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/java/awt/im/memoryleak/InputContextMemoryLeakTest.java	Wed Feb 13 15:27:29 2013 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+import java.awt.FlowLayout;
+import java.awt.Robot;
+import java.lang.ref.Reference;
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JTextField;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import test.java.awt.regtesthelpers.Util;
+
+/*
+ @test
+ @bug 7079260
+ @summary XInputContext leaks memory by needRecetXXIClient field
+ @author Petr Pchelko
+ @library ../../regtesthelpers
+ @build Util
+ @compile InputContextMemoryLeakTest.java
+ @run main/othervm -Xmx20M InputContextMemoryLeakTest
+ */
+public class InputContextMemoryLeakTest {
+
+    private static JFrame frame;
+    private static WeakReference<JTextField> text;
+    private static WeakReference<JPanel> p;
+    private static JButton button;
+
+    public static void init() throws Throwable {
+        SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                frame = new JFrame();
+                frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
+                JPanel p1 = new JPanel();
+                button = new JButton("Test");
+                p1.add(button);
+                frame.add(p1);
+                text = new WeakReference<JTextField>(new JTextField("Text"));
+                p = new WeakReference<JPanel>(new JPanel(new FlowLayout()));
+                p.get().add(text.get());
+                frame.add(p.get());
+                frame.setBounds(500, 400, 200, 200);
+                frame.setVisible(true);
+            }
+        });
+
+        Util.focusComponent(text.get(), 500);
+        Util.clickOnComp(button, new Robot());
+        //References to objects testes for memory leak are stored in Util.
+        //Need to clean them
+        Util.cleanUp();
+
+        SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                frame.remove(p.get());
+            }
+        });
+
+        Util.waitForIdle(null);
+        //After the next caret blink it automatically TextField references
+        Thread.sleep(text.get().getCaret().getBlinkRate() * 2);
+        Util.waitForIdle(null);
+        assertGC();
+    }
+
+      public static void assertGC() throws Throwable {
+        List<byte[]> alloc = new ArrayList<byte[]>();
+        int size = 1024 * 10;
+        while (true) {
+            try {
+                alloc.add(new byte[size]);
+            } catch (OutOfMemoryError err) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        alloc = null;
+        if (text.get() != null) {
+            throw new Exception("Test failed: JTextField was not collected");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String args[]) throws Throwable {
+        init();
+    }
+}

--- a/jdk/test/java/awt/regtesthelpers/Util.java	Wed Feb 13 19:23:09 2013 +0400
+++ b/jdk/test/java/awt/regtesthelpers/Util.java	Wed Feb 13 15:27:29 2013 +0000
@@ -463,6 +463,13 @@
         return -1;
     }
 
+    //Cleans all the references
+    public static void cleanUp() {
+        apListener = null;
+        fgListener = null;
+        wgfListener = null;
+    }
+
 
     ////////////////////////////
     // Some stuff to test focus.