RFR: 8291986: ProcessBuilder.redirectErrorStream(true) leaves error stream available
Roger Riggs
rriggs at openjdk.org
Fri Jan 9 17:57:00 UTC 2026
On Linux and Mac, when a process is started, pipes are created to communicate with the child.
In the case where the stderr is redirected to stdout using `ProcessBuilder.redirectErrorStream()`, the pipe is not needed and should not be created.
Added a test to check pipe creation when spawning with and without `redirectErrorStream(t/f)`.
Rewrote the extraction of pipes to use `lsof` available on Mac and Linux. (previously used Linux /proc/pid/fd/...)
Converted PipelineLeaksFD test to JUnit.
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Commit messages:
- 8291986: ProcessBuilder.redirectErrorStream(true) leaves error stream available
Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29143/files
Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=29143&range=00
Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8291986
Stats: 180 lines in 3 files changed: 132 ins; 2 del; 46 mod
Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29143.diff
Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/29143/head:pull/29143
PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29143
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