[Mono-bugs] [Bug 55720][Maj] New - Hang when exception is thrown from static constructor

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Changed by lluis@ximian.com.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=55720

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+Bug#: 55720
+Product: Mono: Runtime
+Version: unspecified
+OS: 
+OS Details: 
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Major
+Component: misc
+AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
+ReportedBy: lluis@ximian.com               
+QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: Hang when exception is thrown from static constructor
+
+The runtime hangs when an exception is thrown from a static constructor.
+Try this:
+
+using System;
+
+public class Test
+{
+	public static void Main ()
+	{
+		try 
+		{
+			Broken.DoSomething ();
+		}
+		catch
+		{
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+public class Broken
+{
+	static Broken ()
+	{
+		throw new Exception ("Ugh!");
+	}
+	
+	public static void DoSomething ()
+	{
+	}
+}
+
+The method is executed, but the execution never ends.
+The problems is that the exception is raised from inside a domain lock, and
+this lock it is never released.
+
+I'm attaching a proposed patch. It is not the best patch in the world, but
+I can't find any easier solution.