Bug 337002 EPartService leaks previously active part
A reference is kept to the previously active part. This is unnecessary. We only need it to fire events. After the deactivation events have been fired, we should no longer need to keep it lying around.
tests/org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/tests/application/EPartServiceTest.java
public void testActivate_Unrendered() {
		MApplication application = createApplication("partFront", "partBack");
		MWindow window = application.getChildren().get(0);
		MPartStack partStack = (MPartStack) window.getChildren().get(0);
		MPart partFront = (MPart) partStack.getChildren().get(0);
		MPart partBack = (MPart) partStack.getChildren().get(1);
		partBack.setToBeRendered(false);
		partStack.setSelectedElement(partFront);
		window.setSelectedElement(partStack);
		application.setSelectedElement(window);
		initialize(applicationContext, application);
		getEngine().createGui(window);
		assertFalse(partBack.isToBeRendered());
		EPartService partService = (EPartService) window.getContext().get(
				EPartService.class.getName());
		partService.activate(partBack);
		assertTrue("Activating a part should cause it to be rendered",
				partBack.isToBeRendered());
	}
	public void testActivate_Focus() {
		MApplication application = ApplicationFactoryImpl.eINSTANCE
				.createApplication();
		MWindow window = BasicFactoryImpl.eINSTANCE.createWindow();
		application.getChildren().add(window);
		MPart partA = BasicFactoryImpl.eINSTANCE.createPart();
		partA.setContributionURI("platform:/plugin/org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests/org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests.application.ClientEditor");
		window.getChildren().add(partA);
		window.setSelectedElement(partA);
		MPart partB = BasicFactoryImpl.eINSTANCE.createPart();
		partB.setContributionURI("platform:/plugin/org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests/org.eclipse.e4.ui.tests.application.ClientEditor");