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...ch thread will > invoke the finalize method for any given object. It is guaranteed, > however, that the thread that invokes finalize will not be holding any > user-visible synchronization locks when finalize is invoked." > > This seems to imply that synchronizing inside garbage collectior is > not recommended. I think you're reading too much into the quoted text. To me it just says that the thread won't be holding any user-visible locks already, not that you can't take out locks. In fact, it seems to me it must be telling you this precisely so you know that it is s...