RFR (T): 8226203: MappedByteBuffer.force method may have no effect on implementation specific map modes

[Alan Bateman]

On 18/06/2019 17:15, Andrew Dinn wrote:
> Could I please have a review for the following trivial change to the
> javadoc for the two MappedByteBuffer.force methods:
>
>    JIRA:   https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8226203
>    webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~adinn/8226203/webrev.00/
>
> It allows for the possibility of failures when extended map modes are
> used to create the MappedByteBuffer.
>
> The case documented here will not actually arise in JDK13 since nothing
> in the JDK creates, let alone exposes extended map modes. However, it
> would be better if the javadoc reflected that possibility. Is it still
> possible to push this? If that is a problem then I am happy for it to go
> into jdk14.
>
This looks good. Will you create a CSR for this? I think it can be fixed 
in jdk/jdk13 as it follows JDK-8221397 and JDK-8221696 (and there is no 
risk as it's javadoc only).

-Alan