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Posted to commits@geode.apache.org by ds...@apache.org on 2016/04/15 20:45:03 UTC

[2/3] incubator-geode git commit: reviewed all EntryEventImpl creators created two new subclasses to mark ones that are never off-heap added annotations and comments on all creators added missing release calls still need to figure out iterator next on pu

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/ProxyRegionMap.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/ProxyRegionMap.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/ProxyRegionMap.java
index 7b4504d..f0a6543 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/ProxyRegionMap.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/ProxyRegionMap.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionSource;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionStamp;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionTag;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
 
 /**
  * Internal implementation of {@link RegionMap}for regions whose DataPolicy is
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ final class ProxyRegionMap implements RegionMap {
       if (AbstractRegionMap.shouldCreateCBEvent(this.owner,
                                                 !inTokenMode)) {
         // fix for bug 39526
-        EntryEventImpl e = AbstractRegionMap.createCBEvent(this.owner, op,
+        @Released EntryEventImpl e = AbstractRegionMap.createCBEvent(this.owner, op,
             key, null, txId, txEvent, eventId, aCallbackArgument,filterRoutingInfo,bridgeContext, txEntryState, versionTag, tailKey);
         boolean cbEventInPending = false;
         try {
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ final class ProxyRegionMap implements RegionMap {
                                                 this.owner.isInitialized())) {
         // fix for bug 39526
         boolean cbEventInPending = false;
-        EntryEventImpl e = AbstractRegionMap.createCBEvent(this.owner, 
+        @Released EntryEventImpl e = AbstractRegionMap.createCBEvent(this.owner, 
             localOp ? Operation.LOCAL_INVALIDATE : Operation.INVALIDATE,
             key, newValue, txId, txEvent, eventId, aCallbackArgument,filterRoutingInfo,bridgeContext, txEntryState, versionTag, tailKey);
         try {
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ final class ProxyRegionMap implements RegionMap {
                                                 this.owner.isInitialized())) {
         // fix for bug 39526
         boolean cbEventInPending = false;
-        EntryEventImpl e = AbstractRegionMap.createCBEvent(this.owner, putOp, key, 
+        @Released EntryEventImpl e = AbstractRegionMap.createCBEvent(this.owner, putOp, key, 
             newValue, txId, txEvent, eventId, aCallbackArgument,filterRoutingInfo,bridgeContext, txEntryState, versionTag, tailKey);
         try {
         AbstractRegionMap.switchEventOwnerAndOriginRemote(e, txEntryState == null);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/QueuedOperation.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/QueuedOperation.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/QueuedOperation.java
index fa7aea1..2d5a698 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/QueuedOperation.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/QueuedOperation.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache;
 
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.ConcurrentCacheModificationException;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.*;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.*;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.distributed.DistributedMember;
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ public class QueuedOperation
     else {
       // it is an entry operation
       //TODO :EventID should be passed from the sender & should be reused here
-      EntryEventImpl ee = EntryEventImpl.create(
+      @Released EntryEventImpl ee = EntryEventImpl.create(
           lr, this.op, this.key, null,
           this.cbArg, true, src);
       try {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteDestroyMessage.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteDestroyMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteDestroyMessage.java
index 4a8c101..750953a 100755
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteDestroyMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteDestroyMessage.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LocalizedMessage;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LogMarker;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.StoredObject;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Unretained;
 import static com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.OffHeapIdentifier.ENTRY_EVENT_OLD_VALUE;
 import static com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.DistributedCacheOperation.VALUE_IS_BYTES;
@@ -359,7 +360,7 @@ public class RemoteDestroyMessage extends RemoteOperationMessageWithDirectReply
     if (r.keyRequiresRegionContext()) {
       ((KeyWithRegionContext)this.key).setRegionContext(r);
     }
-    EntryEventImpl event = null;
+    @Released EntryEventImpl event = null;
     try {
     if (this.bridgeContext != null) {
       event = EntryEventImpl.create(r, getOperation(), getKey(), null/*newValue*/,

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteInvalidateMessage.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteInvalidateMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteInvalidateMessage.java
index ee01c9b..c4ed1cc 100755
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteInvalidateMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteInvalidateMessage.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LocalizedMessage;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LogMarker;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
+
 import static com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.DistributedCacheOperation.VALUE_IS_BYTES;
 import static com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.DistributedCacheOperation.VALUE_IS_SERIALIZED_OBJECT;
 
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ public final class RemoteInvalidateMessage extends RemoteDestroyMessage {
     if (r.keyRequiresRegionContext()) {
       ((KeyWithRegionContext)key).setRegionContext(r);
     }
-    final EntryEventImpl event = EntryEventImpl.create(
+    @Released final EntryEventImpl event = EntryEventImpl.create(
         r,
         getOperation(),
         key,

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemotePutAllMessage.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemotePutAllMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemotePutAllMessage.java
index c706e4f..ff09af9 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemotePutAllMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemotePutAllMessage.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LocalizedMessage;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LogMarker;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
 
 /**
  * A Replicate Region putAll message.  Meant to be sent only to
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ public final class RemotePutAllMessage extends RemoteOperationMessageWithDirectR
     final DistributedRegion dr = (DistributedRegion)r;
     
     // create a base event and a DPAO for PutAllMessage distributed btw redundant buckets
-    EntryEventImpl baseEvent = EntryEventImpl.create(
+    @Released EntryEventImpl baseEvent = EntryEventImpl.create(
         r, Operation.PUTALL_CREATE,
         null, null, this.callbackArg, false, eventSender, !skipCallbacks);
     try {
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ public final class RemotePutAllMessage extends RemoteOperationMessageWithDirectR
 //        final boolean requiresRegionContext = dr.keyRequiresRegionContext();
         InternalDistributedMember myId = r.getDistributionManager().getDistributionManagerId();
         for (int i = 0; i < putAllDataCount; ++i) {
-          EntryEventImpl ev = PutAllPRMessage.getEventFromEntry(r, myId, eventSender, i, putAllData, false, bridgeContext, posDup, !skipCallbacks, isPutDML);
+          @Released EntryEventImpl ev = PutAllPRMessage.getEventFromEntry(r, myId, eventSender, i, putAllData, false, bridgeContext, posDup, !skipCallbacks, isPutDML);
           try {
           ev.setPutAllOperation(dpao);
           if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemotePutMessage.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemotePutMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemotePutMessage.java
index 9f51b39..3fccc9a 100755
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemotePutMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemotePutMessage.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LocalizedMessage;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LogMarker;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.StoredObject;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Unretained;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.util.BlobHelper;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.util.Breadcrumbs;
@@ -683,7 +684,7 @@ public final class RemotePutMessage extends RemoteOperationMessageWithDirectRepl
     if (r.keyRequiresRegionContext()) {
       ((KeyWithRegionContext)this.key).setRegionContext(r);
     }
-    this.event = EntryEventImpl.create(
+    @Released EntryEventImpl eei = EntryEventImpl.create(
         r,
         getOperation(),
         getKey(),
@@ -693,6 +694,7 @@ public final class RemotePutMessage extends RemoteOperationMessageWithDirectRepl
         eventSender,
         true/*generateCallbacks*/,
         false/*initializeId*/);
+    this.event = eei;
     try {
     if (this.versionTag != null) {
       this.versionTag.replaceNullIDs(getSender());

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteRemoveAllMessage.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteRemoveAllMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteRemoveAllMessage.java
index 7f3a138..01e8d9e 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteRemoveAllMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/RemoteRemoveAllMessage.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionTag;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LogMarker;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
 
 /**
  * A Replicate Region removeAll message.  Meant to be sent only to
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ public final class RemoteRemoveAllMessage extends RemoteOperationMessageWithDire
     final DistributedRegion dr = (DistributedRegion)r;
     
     // create a base event and a op for RemoveAllMessage distributed btw redundant buckets
-    EntryEventImpl baseEvent = EntryEventImpl.create(
+    @Released EntryEventImpl baseEvent = EntryEventImpl.create(
         r, Operation.REMOVEALL_DESTROY,
         null, null, this.callbackArg, false, eventSender, true);
     try {
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ public final class RemoteRemoveAllMessage extends RemoteOperationMessageWithDire
       public void run() {
         InternalDistributedMember myId = r.getDistributionManager().getDistributionManagerId();
         for (int i = 0; i < removeAllDataCount; ++i) {
-          EntryEventImpl ev = RemoveAllPRMessage.getEventFromEntry(r, myId, eventSender, i, removeAllData, false, bridgeContext, posDup, false);
+          @Released EntryEventImpl ev = RemoveAllPRMessage.getEventFromEntry(r, myId, eventSender, i, removeAllData, false, bridgeContext, posDup, false);
           try {
           ev.setRemoveAllOperation(op);
           if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/SearchLoadAndWriteProcessor.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/SearchLoadAndWriteProcessor.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/SearchLoadAndWriteProcessor.java
index d9729a7..6642ec6 100755
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/SearchLoadAndWriteProcessor.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/SearchLoadAndWriteProcessor.java
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@ public class SearchLoadAndWriteProcessor implements MembershipListener {
     if (scope == Scope.LOCAL && (region.getPartitionAttributes() == null)) {
       return false;
     }
-    @Released
-    CacheEvent listenerEvent = getEventForListener(event);
+    @Released CacheEvent listenerEvent = getEventForListener(event);
     try {
     if (action == BEFOREUPDATE && listenerEvent.getOperation().isCreate()) {
       action = BEFORECREATE;
@@ -870,8 +869,7 @@ public class SearchLoadAndWriteProcessor implements MembershipListener {
         return false;
       }
     }
-    @Released
-    CacheEvent event = getEventForListener(pevent);
+    @Released CacheEvent event = getEventForListener(pevent);
     
     int action = paction;
     if (event.getOperation().isCreate() && action == BEFOREUPDATE) {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXCommitMessage.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXCommitMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXCommitMessage.java
index d1644c7..4908e09 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXCommitMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXCommitMessage.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LoggingThreadGroup;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LocalizedMessage;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
 
 /** TXCommitMessage is the message that contains all the information
  * that needs to be distributed, on commit, to other cache members.
@@ -1307,6 +1308,7 @@ public class TXCommitMessage extends PooledDistributionMessage implements Member
         /*
          * This happens when we don't have the bucket and are getting adjunct notification
          */
+        // No need to release because it is added to pendingCallbacks and they will be released later
         EntryEventImpl eei = AbstractRegionMap.createCBEvent(this.r, entryOp.op, entryOp.key, entryOp.value, this.msg.txIdent, txEvent, getEventId(entryOp), entryOp.callbackArg,entryOp.filterRoutingInfo,this.msg.bridgeContext, null, entryOp.versionTag, entryOp.tailKey);
         if(entryOp.filterRoutingInfo!=null) {
           eei.setLocalFilterInfo(entryOp.filterRoutingInfo.getFilterInfo(this.r.getCache().getMyId()));
@@ -1407,7 +1409,7 @@ public class TXCommitMessage extends PooledDistributionMessage implements Member
         /*
          * This happens when we don't have the bucket and are getting adjunct notification
          */
-        EntryEventImpl eei = AbstractRegionMap.createCBEvent(this.r, entryOp.op, entryOp.key, entryOp.value, this.msg.txIdent, txEvent, getEventId(entryOp), entryOp.callbackArg,entryOp.filterRoutingInfo,this.msg.bridgeContext, null, entryOp.versionTag, entryOp.tailKey);
+        @Released EntryEventImpl eei = AbstractRegionMap.createCBEvent(this.r, entryOp.op, entryOp.key, entryOp.value, this.msg.txIdent, txEvent, getEventId(entryOp), entryOp.callbackArg,entryOp.filterRoutingInfo,this.msg.bridgeContext, null, entryOp.versionTag, entryOp.tailKey);
         try {
         if(entryOp.filterRoutingInfo!=null) {
           eei.setLocalFilterInfo(entryOp.filterRoutingInfo.getFilterInfo(this.r.getCache().getMyId()));

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXEntryState.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXEntryState.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXEntryState.java
index 1964c28..a4c6004 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXEntryState.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXEntryState.java
@@ -948,16 +948,15 @@ public class TXEntryState implements Releasable
   //                       + " isDis=" + isLocalEventDistributed());
   //    System.out.flush();
   //  }
+  @Retained
   EntryEvent getEvent(LocalRegion r, Object key, TXState txs)
   {
     // dumpOp();
-    //TODO:ASIF : Shopuld we generate EventID ? At this point not generating
     LocalRegion eventRegion = r;
     if (r.isUsedForPartitionedRegionBucket()) {
       eventRegion = r.getPartitionedRegion();
     }
-    EntryEventImpl result = new TxEntryEventImpl(eventRegion, key);
-    // OFFHEAP: freeOffHeapResources on this event is called from TXEvent.freeOffHeapResources.
+    @Retained EntryEventImpl result = new TxEntryEventImpl(eventRegion, key);
     boolean returnedResult = false;
     try {
     if (this.destroy == DESTROY_NONE || isOpDestroy()) {
@@ -2065,6 +2064,7 @@ public class TXEntryState implements Releasable
     /**
      * Creates a local tx entry event
      */
+    @Retained
     TxEntryEventImpl(LocalRegion r, Object key) {
       //TODO:ASIF :Check if the eventID should be created. Currently not
       // creating it

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXRegionState.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXRegionState.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXRegionState.java
index c948f55..116edf7 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXRegionState.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXRegionState.java
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ public class TXRegionState {
         Object eKey = me.getKey();
         TXEntryState txes = (TXEntryState)me.getValue();
         if (txes.isDirty() && txes.isOpAnyEvent(r)) {
+          // OFFHEAP: these events are released when TXEvent.release is called
           events.add(txes.getEvent(r, eKey, txs));
         }
       }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXRmtEvent.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXRmtEvent.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXRmtEvent.java
index c0493ac..a19ce92 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXRmtEvent.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXRmtEvent.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.Operation;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.TransactionEvent;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.TransactionId;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.distributed.DistributedMember;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Retained;
 
 /**
  * <p>
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ public class TXRmtEvent implements TransactionEvent
 
   private Cache cache;
 
+  // This list of EntryEventImpls are released by calling freeOffHeapResources
+  @Released
   private List events;
   
   TXRmtEvent(TransactionId txId, Cache cache) {
@@ -204,6 +208,7 @@ public class TXRmtEvent implements TransactionEvent
     return (events == null) || events.isEmpty();
   }
 
+  @Retained
   private EntryEventImpl createEvent(LocalRegion r, Operation op,
       RegionEntry re, Object key, Object newValue,Object aCallbackArgument)
   {
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ public class TXRmtEvent implements TransactionEvent
     if (r.isUsedForPartitionedRegionBucket()) {
       eventRegion = r.getPartitionedRegion();
     }
-    EntryEventImpl event = EntryEventImpl.create(
+    @Retained EntryEventImpl event = EntryEventImpl.create(
         eventRegion, op, key, newValue,
         aCallbackArgument, // callbackArg
         true, // originRemote
@@ -264,7 +269,5 @@ public class TXRmtEvent implements TransactionEvent
         e.release();
       }
     }
-    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-    
   }
 }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXState.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXState.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXState.java
index 3bec397..a67d3cc 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXState.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TXState.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.sockets.VersionedObjectList;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tx.TransactionalOperation.ServerRegionOperation;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Retained;
 
 /** TXState is the entity that tracks the transaction state on a per
@@ -487,7 +488,7 @@ public class TXState implements TXStateInterface {
             /*
              * The event must contain the bucket region
              */
-            EntryEventImpl ev = (EntryEventImpl)o.es.getEvent(o.r, o.key, o.es.getTXRegionState().getTXState());
+            @Released EntryEventImpl ev = (EntryEventImpl)o.es.getEvent(o.r, o.key, o.es.getTXRegionState().getTXState());
             try {
             /*
              * The routing information is derived from the PR advisor, not the bucket advisor.
@@ -1755,7 +1756,7 @@ public class TXState implements TXStateInterface {
 //	        final boolean requiresRegionContext = theRegion.keyRequiresRegionContext();
 	        InternalDistributedMember myId = theRegion.getDistributionManager().getDistributionManagerId();
 	        for (int i = 0; i < putallOp.putAllDataSize; ++i) {
-	          EntryEventImpl ev = PutAllPRMessage.getEventFromEntry(theRegion, myId,myId, i, putallOp.putAllData, false, putallOp.getBaseEvent().getContext(), false, !putallOp.getBaseEvent().isGenerateCallbacks(), false);
+	          @Released EntryEventImpl ev = PutAllPRMessage.getEventFromEntry(theRegion, myId,myId, i, putallOp.putAllData, false, putallOp.getBaseEvent().getContext(), false, !putallOp.getBaseEvent().isGenerateCallbacks(), false);
 	          try {
 	          ev.setPutAllOperation(putallOp);
 	          if (theRegion.basicPut(ev, false, false, null, false)) {
@@ -1786,11 +1787,13 @@ public class TXState implements TXStateInterface {
         public void run() {
           InternalDistributedMember myId = theRegion.getDistributionManager().getDistributionManagerId();
           for (int i = 0; i < op.removeAllDataSize; ++i) {
-            EntryEventImpl ev = RemoveAllPRMessage.getEventFromEntry(theRegion, myId, myId, i, op.removeAllData, false, op.getBaseEvent().getContext(), false, !op.getBaseEvent().isGenerateCallbacks());
+            @Released EntryEventImpl ev = RemoveAllPRMessage.getEventFromEntry(theRegion, myId, myId, i, op.removeAllData, false, op.getBaseEvent().getContext(), false, !op.getBaseEvent().isGenerateCallbacks());
             ev.setRemoveAllOperation(op);
             try {
               theRegion.basicDestroy(ev, true/* should we invoke cacheWriter? */, null);
             } catch (EntryNotFoundException ignore) {
+            } finally {
+              ev.release();
             }
             successfulOps.addKeyAndVersion(op.removeAllData[i].key, null);
           }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TimestampedEntryEventImpl.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TimestampedEntryEventImpl.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TimestampedEntryEventImpl.java
index fca7d62..ce5cfab 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TimestampedEntryEventImpl.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/TimestampedEntryEventImpl.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache;
 
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.util.TimestampedEntryEvent;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Retained;
 
 /**
  * A subclass of EntryEventImpl used in WAN conflict resolution
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ public class TimestampedEntryEventImpl extends EntryEventImpl implements
   private long newTimestamp;
   private long oldTimestamp;
 
+  @Retained
   public TimestampedEntryEventImpl(EntryEventImpl event, int newDSID, int oldDSID, long newTimestamp, long oldTimestamp) {
     super(event);
     this.newDSID = newDSID;

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/UpdateEntryVersionOperation.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/UpdateEntryVersionOperation.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/UpdateEntryVersionOperation.java
index a3d1c19..fce4dee 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/UpdateEntryVersionOperation.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/UpdateEntryVersionOperation.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.distributed.internal.DistributionManager;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.ConcurrentCacheModificationException;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Retained;
 
 /**
  * This operation updates Version stamp of an entry if entry is available and
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ public class UpdateEntryVersionOperation extends DistributedCacheOperation {
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Retained
     protected InternalCacheEvent createEvent(DistributedRegion rgn)
         throws EntryNotFoundException {
       
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ public class UpdateEntryVersionOperation extends DistributedCacheOperation {
         ((KeyWithRegionContext)this.key).setRegionContext(rgn);
       }
       
-      EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(rgn, getOperation(), this.key,
+      @Retained EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(rgn, getOperation(), this.key,
          null /* newValue */, this.callbackArg /*callbackArg*/, true /* originRemote*/ , getSender(), false /*generateCallbacks*/);
       ev.setEventId(this.eventId);
       ev.setVersionTag(this.versionTag);

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/UpdateOperation.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/UpdateOperation.java
index 452c38f..fc9c7ff 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/UpdateOperation.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/UpdateOperation.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.MemoryAllocatorImpl;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.StoredObject;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Retained;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Unretained;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.util.BlobHelper;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.util.Breadcrumbs;
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ public class UpdateOperation extends AbstractUpdateOperation
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Retained
     protected InternalCacheEvent createEvent(DistributedRegion rgn)
         throws EntryNotFoundException {
       EntryEventImpl ev = createEntryEvent(rgn);
@@ -325,6 +327,7 @@ public class UpdateOperation extends AbstractUpdateOperation
       }
     }
 
+    @Retained
     protected EntryEventImpl createEntryEvent(DistributedRegion rgn)
     {
       Object argNewValue = null;
@@ -333,7 +336,7 @@ public class UpdateOperation extends AbstractUpdateOperation
       if (rgn.keyRequiresRegionContext()) {
         ((KeyWithRegionContext)this.key).setRegionContext(rgn);
       }
-      EntryEventImpl result = EntryEventImpl.create(rgn, getOperation(), this.key,
+      @Retained EntryEventImpl result = EntryEventImpl.create(rgn, getOperation(), this.key,
           argNewValue, // oldValue,
           this.callbackArg, originRemote, getSender(), generateCallbacks);
       setOldValueInEvent(result);
@@ -568,6 +571,7 @@ public class UpdateOperation extends AbstractUpdateOperation
     protected transient ClientProxyMembershipID clientID;
 
     @Override
+    @Retained
     final public EntryEventImpl createEntryEvent(DistributedRegion rgn)
     {
       // Object oldValue = null;
@@ -579,7 +583,7 @@ public class UpdateOperation extends AbstractUpdateOperation
       if (rgn.keyRequiresRegionContext()) {
         ((KeyWithRegionContext)this.key).setRegionContext(rgn);
       }
-      EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(rgn, getOperation(), this.key,
+      @Retained EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(rgn, getOperation(), this.key,
           argNewValue, this.callbackArg, originRemote, getSender(),
           generateCallbacks);
       ev.setContext(this.clientID);

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/VersionTagHolder.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/VersionTagHolder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48258df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/VersionTagHolder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache;
+
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionTag;
+
+/**
+ * This class is just used to hold the version tag for an operation.
+ * It does need release to be called (unlike other EntryEventImpls)
+ * because it never has off-heap value references.
+ */
+public class VersionTagHolder extends EntryEventImpl {
+  public VersionTagHolder(VersionTag<?> tag) {
+    setVersionTag(tag);
+    disallowOffHeapValues();
+  }
+  public VersionTagHolder() {
+    this(null);
+  }
+}

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/DestroyMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/DestroyMessage.java
index a30b9f2..3a6f04e 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/DestroyMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/DestroyMessage.java
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionTag;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LogMarker;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Retained;
 
 /**
  * A class that specifies a destroy operation.
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ public class DestroyMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply {
     if (eventSender == null) {
        eventSender = getSender();
     }
-    EntryEventImpl event = null;
+    @Released EntryEventImpl event = null;
     try {
     if (r.keyRequiresRegionContext()) {
       ((KeyWithRegionContext)this.key).setRegionContext(r);
@@ -323,7 +325,7 @@ public class DestroyMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply {
       }
     }
     else {
-      EntryEventImpl e2 = createListenerEvent(event, r, dm.getDistributionManagerId());
+      @Released EntryEventImpl e2 = createListenerEvent(event, r, dm.getDistributionManagerId());
       try {
       r.invokeDestroyCallbacks(EnumListenerEvent.AFTER_DESTROY, e2, r.isInitialized(), true);
       } finally {
@@ -411,7 +413,10 @@ public class DestroyMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply {
     return this.eventId;
   }
 
-  /** create a new EntryEvent to be used in notifying listeners, bridge servers, etc. */
+  /** create a new EntryEvent to be used in notifying listeners, bridge servers, etc.
+   * Caller must release result if it is != to sourceEvent
+   */
+  @Retained
   EntryEventImpl createListenerEvent(EntryEventImpl sourceEvent, PartitionedRegion r,
       InternalDistributedMember member) {
     final EntryEventImpl e2;

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/FetchBulkEntriesMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/FetchBulkEntriesMessage.java
index 93501aa..d3078a9 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/FetchBulkEntriesMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/FetchBulkEntriesMessage.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.InitialImageOperation;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.KeyWithRegionContext;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.PartitionedRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.PartitionedRegionDataStore;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.VersionTagHolder;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.InterestType;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionSource;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionTag;
@@ -296,8 +297,7 @@ public final class FetchBulkEntriesMessage extends PartitionMessage
 
           while (it.hasNext()) {
             Object key = it.next();
-            EntryEventImpl clientEvent = EntryEventImpl
-                .createVersionTagHolder();
+            VersionTagHolder clientEvent = new VersionTagHolder();
             Object value = map.get(key, null, true, true, true, null,
                 clientEvent, allowTombstones, false);
 

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/GetMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/GetMessage.java
index 047d1c7..d7e50f1 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/GetMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/GetMessage.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.PrimaryBucketException;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.TXManagerImpl;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.TXStateProxy;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.Token;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.VersionTagHolder;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.sockets.ClientProxyMembershipID;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionTag;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ public final class GetMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply
     Object val = null;
     try {
     if (ds != null) {
-      EntryEventImpl event = EntryEventImpl.createVersionTagHolder();
+      VersionTagHolder event = new VersionTagHolder();
       try {
         if (r.keyRequiresRegionContext()) {
           ((KeyWithRegionContext)this.key).setRegionContext(r);
@@ -214,8 +215,6 @@ public final class GetMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply
       catch (DataLocationException e) {
         sendReply(getSender(), getProcessorId(), dm, new ReplyException(e), r, startTime);
         return false;
-      } finally {
-        event.release();
       }
 
       if (logger.isTraceEnabled(LogMarker.DM)) {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/InvalidateMessage.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/InvalidateMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/InvalidateMessage.java
index 8c14e49..60508c1 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/InvalidateMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/InvalidateMessage.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionTag;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LogMarker;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
 
 public final class InvalidateMessage extends DestroyMessage {
   private static final Logger logger = LogService.getLogger();
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ public final class InvalidateMessage extends DestroyMessage {
     if (r.keyRequiresRegionContext()) {
       ((KeyWithRegionContext)key).setRegionContext(r);
     }
-    final EntryEventImpl event = EntryEventImpl.create(
+    @Released final EntryEventImpl event = EntryEventImpl.create(
         r,
         getOperation(),
         key,

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PRUpdateEntryVersionMessage.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PRUpdateEntryVersionMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PRUpdateEntryVersionMessage.java
index 7fcb031..e1766dc 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PRUpdateEntryVersionMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PRUpdateEntryVersionMessage.java
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ public class PRUpdateEntryVersionMessage extends
       ((KeyWithRegionContext) key).setRegionContext(pr);
     }
 
+    // release not needed because disallowOffHeapValues called
     final EntryEventImpl event = EntryEventImpl.create(pr, getOperation(),
         getKey(), null, /* newValue */
         null, /* callbackargs */

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PutAllPRMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PutAllPRMessage.java
index cace5cc..a88f96f 100755
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PutAllPRMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PutAllPRMessage.java
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.ConcurrentCacheModificationE
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionTag;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LogMarker;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Retained;
 
 /**
  * A Partitioned Region update message.  Meant to be sent only to
@@ -359,12 +361,13 @@ public final class PutAllPRMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply
   }
 
   /* we need a event with content for waitForNodeOrCreateBucket() */
+  @Retained
   public EntryEventImpl getFirstEvent(PartitionedRegion r) {
     if (putAllPRDataSize == 0) {
       return null;
     }
     
-    EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(r, 
+    @Retained EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(r, 
         putAllPRData[0].getOp(),
         putAllPRData[0].getKey(), 
         putAllPRData[0].getValue(), 
@@ -408,7 +411,7 @@ public final class PutAllPRMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply
     }
     
     DistributedPutAllOperation dpao = null;
-    EntryEventImpl baseEvent = null;
+    @Released EntryEventImpl baseEvent = null;
     BucketRegion bucketRegion = null;
     PartitionedRegionDataStore ds = r.getDataStore();
     InternalDistributedMember myId = r.getDistributionManager().getDistributionManagerId();
@@ -486,7 +489,7 @@ public final class PutAllPRMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply
            * in this request, because these request will be blocked by foundKey
            */
           for (int i=0; i<putAllPRDataSize; i++) {
-            EntryEventImpl ev = getEventFromEntry(r, myId, eventSender, i,putAllPRData,notificationOnly,bridgeContext,posDup,skipCallbacks, this.isPutDML);
+            @Released EntryEventImpl ev = getEventFromEntry(r, myId, eventSender, i,putAllPRData,notificationOnly,bridgeContext,posDup,skipCallbacks, this.isPutDML);
             try {
             key = ev.getKey();
 
@@ -596,6 +599,7 @@ public final class PutAllPRMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply
 	return true;
   }
   
+  @Retained
   public static EntryEventImpl getEventFromEntry(LocalRegion r,
       InternalDistributedMember myId, InternalDistributedMember eventSender,
       int idx, DistributedPutAllOperation.PutAllEntryData[] data,
@@ -610,7 +614,7 @@ public final class PutAllPRMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply
       //  true/* generate Callbacks */,
       //  prd.getEventID());
     
-    EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(r, prd.getOp(), prd.getKey(), prd
+    @Retained EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(r, prd.getOp(), prd.getKey(), prd
         .getValue(), null, false, eventSender, !skipCallbacks, prd.getEventID());
     boolean evReturned = false;
     try {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PutMessage.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PutMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PutMessage.java
index 77a47b7..db11a8e 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PutMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/PutMessage.java
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionTag;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LogMarker;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Retained;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Unretained;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.util.BlobHelper;
 
@@ -450,7 +452,10 @@ public final class PutMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply implements
 //  }
 
 
-  /** create a new EntryEvent to be used in notifying listeners, bridge servers, etc. */
+  /** create a new EntryEvent to be used in notifying listeners, bridge servers, etc.
+   * Caller must release result if it is != to sourceEvent
+   */
+  @Retained
   EntryEventImpl createListenerEvent(EntryEventImpl sourceEvent, PartitionedRegion r,
       InternalDistributedMember member) {
     final EntryEventImpl e2;
@@ -795,7 +800,7 @@ public final class PutMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply implements
     if (r.keyRequiresRegionContext()) {
       ((KeyWithRegionContext)this.key).setRegionContext(r);
     }
-    final EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(
+    @Released final EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(
         r,
         getOperation(),
         getKey(),
@@ -906,7 +911,7 @@ public final class PutMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply implements
       }
     }
     else { // notificationOnly
-      EntryEventImpl e2 = createListenerEvent(ev, r, dm.getDistributionManagerId());
+      @Released EntryEventImpl e2 = createListenerEvent(ev, r, dm.getDistributionManagerId());
       final EnumListenerEvent le;
       try {
       if (e2.getOperation().isCreate()) {

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/RemoveAllPRMessage.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/RemoveAllPRMessage.java
index c907943..fb46e0c 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/RemoveAllPRMessage.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/partitioned/RemoveAllPRMessage.java
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionTag;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LogMarker;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Retained;
 
 /**
  * PR removeAll
@@ -339,12 +341,13 @@ public final class RemoveAllPRMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply
   }
 
   /* we need a event with content for waitForNodeOrCreateBucket() */
+  @Retained
   public EntryEventImpl getFirstEvent(PartitionedRegion r) {
     if (removeAllPRDataSize == 0) {
       return null;
     }
     
-    EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(r, 
+    @Retained EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(r, 
         removeAllPRData[0].getOp(),
         removeAllPRData[0].getKey(), 
         null /*value*/, 
@@ -388,7 +391,7 @@ public final class RemoveAllPRMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply
     }
     
     DistributedRemoveAllOperation op = null;
-    EntryEventImpl baseEvent = null;
+    @Released EntryEventImpl baseEvent = null;
     BucketRegion bucketRegion = null;
     PartitionedRegionDataStore ds = r.getDataStore();
     InternalDistributedMember myId = r.getDistributionManager().getDistributionManagerId();
@@ -466,7 +469,7 @@ public final class RemoveAllPRMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply
            * in this request, because these request will be blocked by foundKey
            */
           for (int i=0; i<removeAllPRDataSize; i++) {
-            EntryEventImpl ev = getEventFromEntry(r, myId, eventSender, i,removeAllPRData,notificationOnly,bridgeContext,posDup,skipCallbacks);
+            @Released EntryEventImpl ev = getEventFromEntry(r, myId, eventSender, i,removeAllPRData,notificationOnly,bridgeContext,posDup,skipCallbacks);
             try {
             key = ev.getKey();
 
@@ -574,14 +577,14 @@ public final class RemoveAllPRMessage extends PartitionMessageWithDirectReply
   public boolean canStartRemoteTransaction() {
         return true;
   }
-  
+  @Retained
   public static EntryEventImpl getEventFromEntry(LocalRegion r,
       InternalDistributedMember myId, InternalDistributedMember eventSender,
       int idx, DistributedRemoveAllOperation.RemoveAllEntryData[] data,
       boolean notificationOnly, ClientProxyMembershipID bridgeContext,
       boolean posDup, boolean skipCallbacks) {
     RemoveAllEntryData dataItem = data[idx];
-    EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(r, dataItem.getOp(), dataItem.getKey(), null, null, false, eventSender, !skipCallbacks, dataItem.getEventID());
+    @Retained EntryEventImpl ev = EntryEventImpl.create(r, dataItem.getOp(), dataItem.getKey(), null, null, false, eventSender, !skipCallbacks, dataItem.getEventID());
     boolean evReturned = false;
     try {
 

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/BaseCommand.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/BaseCommand.java
index 0be56f9..c264616 100755
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/BaseCommand.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/BaseCommand.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.PartitionedRegionHelper;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.TXManagerImpl;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.TXStateProxy;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.Token;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.VersionTagHolder;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.CachedRegionHelper;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.Command;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.InterestType;
@@ -1141,7 +1142,7 @@ public abstract class BaseCommand implements Command {
 
     if (region != null) {
       if (region.containsKey(entryKey) || region.containsTombstone(entryKey)) {
-        EntryEventImpl versionHolder = EntryEventImpl.createVersionTagHolder();
+        VersionTagHolder versionHolder = new VersionTagHolder();
         ClientProxyMembershipID id = servConn == null ? null : servConn.getProxyID();
         // From Get70.getValueAndIsObject()
         Object data = region.get(entryKey, null, true, true, true, id, versionHolder, true, false);
@@ -1237,7 +1238,7 @@ public abstract class BaseCommand implements Command {
       }
 
       for (Object key : region.keySet(true)) {
-        EntryEventImpl versionHolder = EntryEventImpl.createVersionTagHolder();
+        VersionTagHolder versionHolder = new VersionTagHolder();
         if (keyPattern != null) {
           if (!(key instanceof String)) {
             // key is not a String, cannot apply regex to this entry
@@ -1338,11 +1339,11 @@ public abstract class BaseCommand implements Command {
       VersionedObjectList values, Object riKeys, Set keySet, ServerConnection servConn)
       throws IOException {
     Object key = null;
-    EntryEventImpl versionHolder = null;
+    VersionTagHolder versionHolder = null;
     ClientProxyMembershipID requestingClient = servConn == null ? null : servConn.getProxyID();
     for (Iterator it = keySet.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
       key = it.next();
-      versionHolder = EntryEventImpl.createVersionTagHolder();
+      versionHolder = new VersionTagHolder();
 
       Object value = region.get(key, null, true, true, true, requestingClient, versionHolder, true, false);
       
@@ -1545,8 +1546,7 @@ public abstract class BaseCommand implements Command {
       for (Iterator it = keyList.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
         Object key = it.next();
         if (region.containsKey(key) || region.containsTombstone(key)) {
-          EntryEventImpl versionHolder = EntryEventImpl
-              .createVersionTagHolder();
+          VersionTagHolder versionHolder = new VersionTagHolder();
 
           ClientProxyMembershipID id = servConn == null ? null : servConn
               .getProxyID();

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/CacheClientUpdater.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/CacheClientUpdater.java
index 3e43b69..460de9d 100755
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/CacheClientUpdater.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/CacheClientUpdater.java
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LoggingThreadGroup;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LocalizedMessage;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LogMarker;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.sequencelog.EntryLogger;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.security.AuthenticationFailedException;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.security.AuthenticationRequiredException;
@@ -772,7 +773,7 @@ public class CacheClientUpdater extends Thread implements ClientUpdater,
       else if (region.hasServerProxy()
           && ServerResponseMatrix.checkForValidStateAfterNotification(region,
               key, m.getMessageType()) && (withInterest || !withCQs)) {
-        EntryEventImpl newEvent = null;
+        @Released EntryEventImpl newEvent = null;
         try {
           // Create an event and put the entry
           newEvent = EntryEventImpl.create(

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Destroy.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Destroy.java
index 888cf62..593cc08 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Destroy.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Destroy.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.sockets.command;
 
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EntryEventImpl;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventID;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventIDHolder;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.LocalRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.PartitionedRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.CachedRegionHelper;
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ public class Destroy extends BaseCommand {
             }
           }
           region.basicBridgeDestroy(key, callbackArg, servConn.getProxyID(),
-              true, new EntryEventImpl(eventId));
+              true, new EventIDHolder(eventId));
           servConn.setModificationInfo(true, regionName, key);
         }
         catch (EntryNotFoundException e) {

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Destroy65.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Destroy65.java
index 513e902..1da422a 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Destroy65.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Destroy65.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.Token;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.OpType;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EntryEventImpl;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventID;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventIDHolder;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.LocalRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.PartitionedRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.CachedRegionHelper;
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ public class Destroy65 extends BaseCommand {
             .readEventIdPartsFromOptmizedByteArray(eventIdPartsBuffer);
         EventID eventId = new EventID(servConn.getEventMemberIDByteArray(),
             threadId, sequenceId);
-        EntryEventImpl clientEvent = new EntryEventImpl(eventId);
+        EventIDHolder clientEvent = new EventIDHolder(eventId);
         
         Breadcrumbs.setEventId(eventId);
 

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/GatewayReceiverCommand.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/GatewayReceiverCommand.java
index e2fb686..fce1175 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/GatewayReceiverCommand.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/GatewayReceiverCommand.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.i18n.LogWriterI18n;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.Version;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EntryEventImpl;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventID;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventIDHolder;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.GemFireCacheImpl;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.KeyWithRegionContext;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.LocalRegion;
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ public class GatewayReceiverCommand extends BaseCommand {
       int actionType = actionTypePart.getInt();
       
       long versionTimeStamp = VersionTag.ILLEGAL_VERSION_TIMESTAMP;
-      EntryEventImpl clientEvent = null;
+      EventIDHolder clientEvent = null;
       
       boolean callbackArgExists = false;
 
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ public class GatewayReceiverCommand extends BaseCommand {
           if (region == null) {
             handleRegionNull(servConn, regionName, batchId);
           } else {
-            clientEvent = new EntryEventImpl(eventId);
+            clientEvent = new EventIDHolder(eventId);
             if (versionTimeStamp > 0) {
               VersionTag tag = VersionTag.create(region.getVersionMember());
               tag.setIsGatewayTag(true);
@@ -415,7 +416,7 @@ public class GatewayReceiverCommand extends BaseCommand {
           if (region == null) {
             handleRegionNull(servConn, regionName, batchId);
           } else {
-            clientEvent = new EntryEventImpl(eventId);
+            clientEvent = new EventIDHolder(eventId);
             if (versionTimeStamp > 0) {
               VersionTag tag = VersionTag.create(region.getVersionMember());
               tag.setIsGatewayTag(true);
@@ -514,7 +515,7 @@ public class GatewayReceiverCommand extends BaseCommand {
           if (region == null) {
             handleRegionNull(servConn, regionName, batchId);
           } else {
-            clientEvent = new EntryEventImpl(eventId);
+            clientEvent = new EventIDHolder(eventId);
             if (versionTimeStamp > 0) {
               VersionTag tag = VersionTag.create(region.getVersionMember());
               tag.setIsGatewayTag(true);
@@ -596,7 +597,7 @@ public class GatewayReceiverCommand extends BaseCommand {
               handleRegionNull(servConn, regionName, batchId);
             } else {
 
-              clientEvent = new EntryEventImpl(eventId);
+              clientEvent = new EventIDHolder(eventId);
               
               if (versionTimeStamp > 0) {
                 VersionTag tag = VersionTag.create(region.getVersionMember());

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Get70.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Get70.java
index e382c57..b2be3c3 100755
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Get70.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Get70.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EntryEventImpl;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.LocalRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.PartitionedRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.Token;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.VersionTagHolder;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.CachedRegionHelper;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.Command;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.MessageType;
@@ -303,13 +304,9 @@ public class Get70 extends BaseCommand {
 //      }
 //    } else {
       ClientProxyMembershipID id = servConn == null ? null : servConn.getProxyID();
-      EntryEventImpl versionHolder = EntryEventImpl.createVersionTagHolder();
-      try {
+      VersionTagHolder versionHolder = new VersionTagHolder();
         // TODO OFFHEAP: optimize
       data  = ((LocalRegion) region).get(key, callbackArg, true, true, true, id, versionHolder, true, true /*allowReadFromHDFS*/);
-      }finally {
-        versionHolder.release();
-      }
 //    }
     versionTag = versionHolder.getVersionTag();
     
@@ -368,12 +365,8 @@ public class Get70 extends BaseCommand {
     @Retained Object data = null;
 
     ClientProxyMembershipID id = servConn == null ? null : servConn.getProxyID();
-    EntryEventImpl versionHolder = EntryEventImpl.createVersionTagHolder();
-    try {
-      data = ((LocalRegion) region).getRetained(key, callbackArg, true, true, id, versionHolder, true);
-    }finally {
-      versionHolder.release();
-    }
+    VersionTagHolder versionHolder = new VersionTagHolder();
+    data = ((LocalRegion) region).getRetained(key, callbackArg, true, true, id, versionHolder, true);
     versionTag = versionHolder.getVersionTag();
     
     // If it is Token.REMOVED, Token.DESTROYED,

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Invalidate.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Invalidate.java
index b037a88..3f313c9 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Invalidate.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Invalidate.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.operations.InvalidateOperationContext;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.distributed.internal.DistributionStats;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EntryEventImpl;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventID;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventIDHolder;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.LocalRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.PartitionedRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.CachedRegionHelper;
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ public class Invalidate extends BaseCommand {
                 .invalidateAuthorize(regionName, key, callbackArg);
             callbackArg = invalidateContext.getCallbackArg();
           }
-          EntryEventImpl clientEvent = new EntryEventImpl(eventId);
+          EventIDHolder clientEvent = new EventIDHolder(eventId);
 
           // msg.isRetry might be set by v7.0 and later clients
           if (msg.isRetry()) {

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Put.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Put.java
index 46f4471..35cc085 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Put.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Put.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.sockets.command;
 
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EntryEventImpl;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventID;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventIDHolder;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.LocalRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.CachedRegionHelper;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.Command;
@@ -192,12 +193,12 @@ public class Put extends BaseCommand {
             // isObject
             // the true after null doesn't matter and is not used.
             result = region.basicBridgeCreate(key, null, true, callbackArg,
-                servConn.getProxyID(), true, new EntryEventImpl(eventId), false);
+                servConn.getProxyID(), true, new EventIDHolder(eventId), false);
           }
           else {
             // Put the entry
             result = region.basicBridgePut(key, value, null, isObject, callbackArg,
-                servConn.getProxyID(), true, new EntryEventImpl(eventId), servConn.isSqlFabricSystem());
+                servConn.getProxyID(), true, new EventIDHolder(eventId), servConn.isSqlFabricSystem());
           }
           if (result) {
             servConn.setModificationInfo(true, regionName, key);

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Put61.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Put61.java
index 2943091..cc4c1d6 100755
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Put61.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Put61.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.operations.PutOperationContext;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.distributed.internal.DistributionStats;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EntryEventImpl;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventID;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventIDHolder;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.LocalRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.PartitionedRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.CachedRegionHelper;
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ public class Put61 extends BaseCommand {
             // isObject
             // the true after null doesn't matter and is not used.
             result = region.basicBridgeCreate(key, null, true, callbackArg,
-                servConn.getProxyID(), true, new EntryEventImpl(eventId), false);
+                servConn.getProxyID(), true, new EventIDHolder(eventId), false);
           }
           else {
             // Put the entry
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ public class Put61 extends BaseCommand {
               delta = valuePart.getSerializedForm();              
             }
             result = region.basicBridgePut(key, value, delta, isObject,
-                callbackArg, servConn.getProxyID(), true, new EntryEventImpl(eventId), servConn
+                callbackArg, servConn.getProxyID(), true, new EventIDHolder(eventId), servConn
                     .isSqlFabricSystem());
           }
           if (result) {

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--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Put65.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tier/sockets/command/Put65.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.Version;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.CachedDeserializable;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EntryEventImpl;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventID;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.EventIDHolder;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.LocalRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.PartitionedRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.TXManagerImpl;
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ public class Put65 extends BaseCommand {
         long sequenceId = EventID
             .readEventIdPartsFromOptmizedByteArray(eventIdPartsBuffer);
 
-        EntryEventImpl clientEvent = new EntryEventImpl(
+        EventIDHolder clientEvent = new EventIDHolder(
             new EventID(servConn.getEventMemberIDByteArray(),
               threadId, sequenceId));
         

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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tx/DistTxEntryEvent.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tx/DistTxEntryEvent.java
index a108965..6e7c21c 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tx/DistTxEntryEvent.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tx/DistTxEntryEvent.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.LocalRegion;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.DistributedPutAllOperation.EntryVersionsList;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.DistributedPutAllOperation.PutAllEntryData;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.versions.VersionTag;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Retained;
 
 /**
  * 
@@ -46,7 +47,13 @@ public class DistTxEntryEvent extends EntryEventImpl {
   protected static final byte HAS_PUTALL_OP = 0x1;
   protected static final byte HAS_REMOVEALL_OP = 0x2;
 
-  // For Serialization
+  /**
+   * TODO DISTTX: callers of this constructor need to
+   * make sure that release is called. In general
+   * the distributed tx code needs to be reviewed to
+   * see if it correctly handles off-heap.
+   */
+  @Retained
   public DistTxEntryEvent(EntryEventImpl entry) {
     super(entry);
   }
@@ -179,7 +186,7 @@ public class DistTxEntryEvent extends EntryEventImpl {
         }
       }
     }
-    
+    // TODO DISTTX: release this event?
     EntryEventImpl e = EntryEventImpl.create(
         this.region, Operation.PUTALL_CREATE,
         null, null, null, true, this.getDistributedMember(), true, true);
@@ -246,7 +253,7 @@ public class DistTxEntryEvent extends EntryEventImpl {
         removeAllData[i].versionTag = versionTags.get(i);
       }
     }
-    
+    // TODO DISTTX: release this event
     EntryEventImpl e = EntryEventImpl.create(
         this.region, Operation.REMOVEALL_DESTROY,
         null, null, null, true, this.getDistributedMember(), true, true);

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index 323dcc4..6723646 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tx/PartitionedTXRegionStub.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/tx/PartitionedTXRegionStub.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.partitioned.RemoveAllPRMessage;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.sockets.ClientProxyMembershipID;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.tier.sockets.VersionedObjectList;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ public class PartitionedTXRegionStub extends AbstractPeerTXRegionStub {
         partialKeys.consolidate(pre.getResult());
       } catch (Exception ex) {
         // If failed at other exception
-        EntryEventImpl firstEvent = prMsg.getFirstEvent(pr);
+        @Released EntryEventImpl firstEvent = prMsg.getFirstEvent(pr);
         try {
           partialKeys.saveFailedKey(firstEvent.getKey(), ex);
         } finally {
@@ -444,8 +445,12 @@ public class PartitionedTXRegionStub extends AbstractPeerTXRegionStub {
         partialKeys.consolidate(pre.getResult());
       } catch (Exception ex) {
         // If failed at other exception
-        EntryEventImpl firstEvent = prMsg.getFirstEvent(pr);
+        @Released EntryEventImpl firstEvent = prMsg.getFirstEvent(pr);
+        try {
           partialKeys.saveFailedKey(firstEvent.getKey(), ex);
+        } finally {
+          firstEvent.release();
+        }
       }
     }
     pr.prStats.endRemoveAll(startTime);
@@ -477,7 +482,7 @@ public class PartitionedTXRegionStub extends AbstractPeerTXRegionStub {
     // retry the put remotely until it finds the right node managing the bucket
     InternalDistributedMember currentTarget = pr.getOrCreateNodeForBucketWrite(bucketId.intValue(), null);
     if(!currentTarget.equals(this.state.getTarget())) {
-      EntryEventImpl firstEvent = prMsg.getFirstEvent(pr);
+      @Released EntryEventImpl firstEvent = prMsg.getFirstEvent(pr);
       try {
         throw new TransactionDataNotColocatedException(LocalizedStrings.PartitionedRegion_KEY_0_NOT_COLOCATED_WITH_TRANSACTION.toLocalizedString(firstEvent.getKey()));
       } finally {
@@ -507,8 +512,12 @@ public class PartitionedTXRegionStub extends AbstractPeerTXRegionStub {
     // retry the put remotely until it finds the right node managing the bucket
     InternalDistributedMember currentTarget = pr.getOrCreateNodeForBucketWrite(bucketId.intValue(), null);
     if(!currentTarget.equals(this.state.getTarget())) {
-      EntryEventImpl firstEvent = prMsg.getFirstEvent(pr);
+      @Released EntryEventImpl firstEvent = prMsg.getFirstEvent(pr);
+      try {
         throw new TransactionDataNotColocatedException(LocalizedStrings.PartitionedRegion_KEY_0_NOT_COLOCATED_WITH_TRANSACTION.toLocalizedString(firstEvent.getKey()));
+      } finally {
+        firstEvent.release();
+      }
     }
     try {
       return pr.tryToSendOneRemoveAllMessage(prMsg,currentTarget);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/AbstractGatewaySender.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/AbstractGatewaySender.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/AbstractGatewaySender.java
index 4f3488b..94524bd 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/AbstractGatewaySender.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/AbstractGatewaySender.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LoggingThreadGroup;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LocalizedMessage;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.Releasable;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Retained;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Unretained;
 
@@ -875,8 +876,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractGatewaySender implements GatewaySender,
       getStatistics().incEventsFiltered();
       return;
     }
-    
-    EntryEventImpl clonedEvent = new EntryEventImpl(event, false);
+    // released by this method or transfers ownership to TmpQueueEvent
+    @Released EntryEventImpl clonedEvent = new EntryEventImpl(event, false);
     boolean freeClonedEvent = true;
     try {
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/AbstractGatewaySenderEventProcessor.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/AbstractGatewaySenderEventProcessor.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/AbstractGatewaySenderEventProcessor.java
index 9cde6dd..2ef5e19 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/AbstractGatewaySenderEventProcessor.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/AbstractGatewaySenderEventProcessor.java
@@ -816,10 +816,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractGatewaySenderEventProcessor extends Thread {
     if (pdxRegion != null && pdxRegion.size() != pdxEventsMap.size()) {
       for (Map.Entry<Object, Object> typeEntry : pdxRegion.entrySet()) {
         if(!pdxEventsMap.containsKey(typeEntry.getKey())){
+          // event should never be off-heap so it does not need to be released
           EntryEventImpl event = EntryEventImpl.create(
               (LocalRegion) pdxRegion, Operation.UPDATE,
               typeEntry.getKey(), typeEntry.getValue(), null, false,
               cache.getMyId());
+          event.disallowOffHeapValues();
           event.setEventId(new EventID(cache.getSystem()));
           List<Integer> allRemoteDSIds = new ArrayList<Integer>();
           for (GatewaySender sender : cache.getGatewaySenders()) {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/BatchDestroyOperation.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/BatchDestroyOperation.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/BatchDestroyOperation.java
index 988c526..717253e 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/BatchDestroyOperation.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/BatchDestroyOperation.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.cache.RegionQueue;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LocalizedMessage;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Retained;
 
 /**
  * Handles distribution messaging for destroying a batch of entry in a queue region.
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ public class BatchDestroyOperation extends DistributedCacheOperation {
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Retained
     protected final InternalCacheEvent createEvent(DistributedRegion rgn)
         throws EntryNotFoundException {
       EntryEventImpl ev = createEntryEvent(rgn);
@@ -176,8 +178,9 @@ public class BatchDestroyOperation extends DistributedCacheOperation {
       }
     }
 
+    @Retained
     EntryEventImpl createEntryEvent(DistributedRegion rgn) {
-      EntryEventImpl event = EntryEventImpl.create(rgn, getOperation(), this.key,
+      @Retained EntryEventImpl event = EntryEventImpl.create(rgn, getOperation(), this.key,
           null, this.callbackArg, true, getSender());
       // event.setNewEventId(); Don't set the event here...
       setOldValueInEvent(event);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/ConcurrentSerialGatewaySenderEventProcessor.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/ConcurrentSerialGatewaySenderEventProcessor.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/ConcurrentSerialGatewaySenderEventProcessor.java
index 2cb98ea..ff810ec 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/ConcurrentSerialGatewaySenderEventProcessor.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/ConcurrentSerialGatewaySenderEventProcessor.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.i18n.LocalizedStrings;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LogService;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.LoggingThreadGroup;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.logging.log4j.LocalizedMessage;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.offheap.annotations.Released;
 
 /**
  * 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ public class ConcurrentSerialGatewaySenderEventProcessor extends
     if (sender.getOrderPolicy() == OrderPolicy.KEY || sender.getOrderPolicy() == OrderPolicy.PARTITION) {
       // Create copy since the event id will be changed, otherwise the same
       // event will be changed for multiple gateways. Fix for bug 44471.
-      EntryEventImpl clonedEvent = new EntryEventImpl((EntryEventImpl)event);
+      @Released EntryEventImpl clonedEvent = new EntryEventImpl((EntryEventImpl)event);
       try {
       EventID originalEventId = clonedEvent.getEventId();
       if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/aec12fb5/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/SerialGatewaySenderQueue.java
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diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/SerialGatewaySenderQueue.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/SerialGatewaySenderQueue.java
index 7c492db..312fc4b 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/SerialGatewaySenderQueue.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/com/gemstone/gemfire/internal/cache/wan/serial/SerialGatewaySenderQueue.java
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ public class SerialGatewaySenderQueue implements RegionQueue {
               }
               if (wasEmpty) continue;
             }
-            
+            // release not needed since disallowOffHeapValues called
             EntryEventImpl event = EntryEventImpl.create((LocalRegion)region,
                 Operation.DESTROY, (lastDestroyedKey + 1) , null/* newValue */, null, false,
                 cache.getMyId());