[Bug libgcj/16134] Memory leak in String.getBytes()

[hannes at helma dot at]

------- Additional Comments From hannes at helma dot at  2004-06-22 13:01 -------
OK, I found what's going on. 

The problem is in gnu.gcj.convert.UnicodeToBytesgetEncoder(String encoding)

SuSE 9.1 uses UTF-8 as standard, but the file.encoding System property is set to
"UTF-8" rather than the canonical "UTF8". Calling
UnicodeToBytesgetEncoder(String encoding) with a non-canonical encoding name
causes the lookup in the encoderCache to fail. A new Encoder instance is created
each time and the encoderCache is swamped with instances (at least that's what I
guess is happening).

The fix should be easy - just canonicalize() the encoding name before looking it
up in the cache (it is done afterwards anyway).

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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16134