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Unsafe increment of mutable static field
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Description
Test classes that increment static fields without sync:
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Research direction
Start with the three locations named in the issue: test/com/sun/jna/CallbacksTest.java:85, ReturnTypesTest.java:53, and StructureTest.java:533. Inspect how each test increments its mutable static field and run the affected tests to reproduce any race; done means the listed increments are safe under concurrent execution and the tests pass.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- testing-qa
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100