src/share/vm/memory/metadataFactory.hpp

rev 6864 : 8061651: Interface to the Lookup Index Cache to improve URLClassPath search time
Summary: Implemented the interface in sun.misc.URLClassPath and corresponding JVM_XXX APIs
Reviewed-by: mchung, acorn, jiangli, dholmes

@@ -62,10 +62,16 @@
     return array;
   }
 
   template <typename T>
   static void free_array(ClassLoaderData* loader_data, Array<T>* data) {
+    if (DumpSharedSpaces) {
+      // FIXME: the freeing code is buggy, especially when PrintSharedSpaces is enabled.
+      // Disable for now -- this means if you specify bad classes in your classlist you
+      // may have wasted space inside the archive.
+      return;
+    }
     if (data != NULL) {
       assert(loader_data != NULL, "shouldn't pass null");
       assert(!data->is_shared(), "cannot deallocate array in shared spaces");
       int size = data->size();
       if (DumpSharedSpaces) {