RFR: 8258422: Cleanup unnecessary null comparison before instanceof check in java.base [v4]

Fri Jan 8 13:22:53 UTC 2021

On Sat, 19 Dec 2020 10:29:23 GMT, Chris Hegarty <chegar at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Thank you for checking `HttpURLConnection` and `Socket`.
>> The latest version looks good to me.
>
> This issue is blocked by [8258657][1]. It should not be integrated until after 8258657 has been resolved. The JIRA issues have been linked up to reflect this.
> 
> [1]: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8258657

[JDK-8258657](https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8258657) has been resolved. The changes reverted by [JDK-8258696](https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8258696) could also be re-applied to `HttpClientImpl` class.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/20