Is the DriverManager thread safe?
DriverManager.getConnection is a Synchronized method but it has a possiblity of deadlock, So in the feature version of JDBC the getconnection synchronization will be remove.
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do;jsessionid=4320da112ff752236970ea82a4577?bug_id=4263113
Yes, the DriverManager getConnection() method is thread safe. However, it is not very efficient for multiple threads to request their own connections from the driver manager, so it is recommended you use a connection pool in a production environment. A connection pool will acquire database connections on behalf of an application; when one thread has finished with a connection it is returned to the pool for re-use and this minimises the new connection time overhead. The Apache Commons Database Connection Pool (DBCP) library is a robust open source implementation of a connection pool that is widely used. A little extra effort is required to set up, but this will pay off in more rapid database connectivity. Actions: Follow-up, clarify or correct this answer. Submit a new question.
