src/share/vm/memory/metadataFactory.hpp

rev 6841 : mq

@@ -77,10 +77,16 @@
   }
 
   // Deallocation method for metadata
   template <class T>
   static void free_metadata(ClassLoaderData* loader_data, T md) {
+    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 (md != NULL) {
       assert(loader_data != NULL, "shouldn't pass null");
       int size = md->size();
       // Call metadata's deallocate function which will call deallocate fields
       assert(!DumpSharedSpaces, "cannot deallocate metadata when dumping CDS archive");