[FELIX-4316] Packages imported dynamically should also be imported statically with an optional flag

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: scr-1.8.0
• Fix Version/s: configadmin-1.8.2, scr-1.8.2, eventadmin-1.4.0
• Component/s: Configuration Admin, Declarative Services (SCR), Event Admin
• Assignee: Guillaume Nodet
• Reporter: Guillaume Nodet
• Created: 18/Nov/13 10:24
• Updated: 06/Aug/14 02:21
• Resolved: 20/Nov/13 09:59

Description

Dynamic imports can lead to deadlocks as indicated in https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FELIX-4308.

Having dynamic imports wired eagerly by adding optional imports on the same packages lower the risk of hitting such a deadlock.

Issue Links

• is related to: FELIX-4308 Deadlock with dynamic imports