src/share/classes/java/util/logging/LogManager.java

@@ -196,10 +196,12 @@
                     manager.addLogger(manager.rootLogger);
                     manager.systemContext.addLocalLogger(manager.rootLogger);
 
                     // Adding the global Logger. Doing so in the Logger.<clinit>
                     // would deadlock with the LogManager.<clinit>.
+                    // Do not call Logger.getGlobal() here as this might trigger
+                    // the deadlock too.
                     Logger.global.setLogManager(manager);
                     manager.addLogger(Logger.global);
 
                     // We don't call readConfiguration() here, as we may be running
                     // very early in the JVM startup sequence.  Instead readConfiguration