[Berkeley DB Announce] Patch Release: Berkeley DB Java Edition 3.3.98

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Berkeley DB Java Edition 3.3.98
    http://www.oracle.com/database/berkeley-db/
    http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/berkeley-db/
    http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/berkeley-db/je/

Berkeley DB Java Edition 3.3.98 is a patch release consisting of fixes for a number of issues. We strongly recommend that users of the 3.3.x version upgrade to this release.

These fixes include:

[#18180] - Fixed a bug which can cause Database.count() to return incorrect values when an environment is opened read-only.

[#18396] - Fix a bug in Database.preload() which prevents a latch on a database root node from being released. This occurs when the preload is incomplete because the cache fills or the preload takes more than the configured maximum time. The unreleased latch causes other operations on the database to block indefinitely.

[#18410] - Add two new CacheMode enumeration values: MAKE_COLD and EVICT_LN. The new modes can help to improve cache memory usage and reduce Java GC costs for some applications. See the Javadoc for more information.

[#18474] - Fix a bug that in rare circumstances causes an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException during a checkpoint or a call to Database.sync() or Environment.sync(). The stack trace is similar to the following:
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: -1
    IN.java:862
    Checkpointer.java:1323
    ...


Find the complete list of changes in the change log.
    http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/berkeley-db/je/files/je-3.3.98_changelog.html

Read the detailed product documentation included in the download package.

Download the source code.
    http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/je-3.3.98.zip
    http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/je-3.3.98.tar.gz
    http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/berkeley-db/je/maven.html

Review the frequently asked questions (FAQs):
    http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/berkeley-db/faq/je_faq.html

Then join OTN and participate in the Berkeley DB JE Support Forum discussions. Our engineering and support staff are highly active on these forums, if you have questions please ask them there first.
    http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=273

For further information, or questions about licensing and sales of JE, please contact us at:
    mailto:berkeleydb-info_us at oracle.com


Thank you for your support of Berkeley DB Java Edition.

-greg

Greg Burd | Product Manager | Oracle Berkeley DB