Index: transaction/jts/src/main/java/com/sun/jts/CosTransactions/TopCoordinator.java
===================================================================
--- transaction/jts/src/main/java/com/sun/jts/CosTransactions/TopCoordinator.java	(revision 35309)
+++ transaction/jts/src/main/java/com/sun/jts/CosTransactions/TopCoordinator.java	(working copy)
@@ -2118,6 +2143,7 @@
                 // ADDED(Ram J) percolate any system exception
                 // back to the caller.
                 if (exc instanceof INTERNAL) {
+                    tranState.releaseLock();
                     throw (INTERNAL) exc;
                 }
             }
@@ -2304,6 +2330,7 @@
 
                 // ADDED (Ram J) percolate up any system exception.
                 if (exc instanceof INTERNAL) {
+                    tranState.releaseLock();
                     throw (INTERNAL) exc;
                 }
             }
@@ -2995,6 +3022,7 @@
                     // tried to set the state to COP_RB twice
                     // in a row which is an error.
                 } else if (exc instanceof INTERNAL) {
+                    tranState.releaseLock();
                     // ADDED (Ram J) percolate up any system exception.
                     throw (INTERNAL) exc;
                 } // end else if cascade on the exception types
Index: transaction/jts/src/main/java/com/sun/jts/CosTransactions/TransactionState.java
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--- transaction/jts/src/main/java/com/sun/jts/CosTransactions/TransactionState.java	(revision 35309)
+++ transaction/jts/src/main/java/com/sun/jts/CosTransactions/TransactionState.java	(working copy)
@@ -898,4 +898,8 @@
 
         return result;
     }
+
+    void releaseLock() {
+        freezeLock.releaseReadLock();
+    }
 }