[FELIX-3053] Potential deadlock if event handler throws Throwable and is bypassing timeout handling

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: eventadmin-1.2.12
• Fix Version/s: eventadmin-1.2.14
• Component/s: Event Admin
• Assignee: Carsten Ziegeler
• Reporter: Carsten Ziegeler
• Created: 25/Jul/11 11:54
• Updated: 01/Aug/15 11:33
• Resolved: 25/Jul/11 11:56

Description

If an event handler is bypassing the timeout handling (by configuration) and throws a throwable (like IllegalStateException), this can cause deadlocks as this is never catched and the internal state of the handlers goes out of sync.