[9] RFR 8072369: [TESTBUG] Remove potentially insecure class cast in some hotspot tests

[Konstantin Shefov]

Vladimir,

Thanks for reviewing.
I have modified the code according to your comments.

http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kshefov/8072369/webrev.01/

Regards,
-Konstantin

On 10/14/2015 05:39 PM, Konstantin Shefov wrote:
> Hello
>
> Kindly reminder.
>
> Thanks
> -Konstantin
>
> On 10/07/2015 06:28 PM, Konstantin Shefov wrote:
>> Hi Christian
>>
>> The assumption that the Application Class Loader is an instance of 
>> URLClassLoader can be false, because, AFAIK, it is not documented 
>> anywhere.
>> This may become false in the future releases of JDK.
>> That is why it is better not to relay on this assumption.
>>
>> Thanks
>> -Konstantin
>>
>> 06.10.2015 22:35, Christian Thalinger пишет:
>>>
>>>> On Sep 9, 2015, at 3:16 AM, Konstantin Shefov 
>>>> <konstantin.shefov at oracle.com 
>>>> <mailto:konstantin.shefov at oracle.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Description of the fix.
>>>> Some tests in hotspot repo use class cast from Application class 
>>>> loader to URLClassLoader, but Application class loader is not 
>>>> guaranteed to be always an instance of a URLClassLoader.
>>>
>>> Please excuse my lack of knowledge here but in what configuration 
>>> does this happen?
>>>
>>>> The tests should be changed so that they do not cast appclassloader 
>>>> to URLClassLoader.
>>>>
>>>> -Konstantin
>>>>
>>>> On 09/08/2015 07:01 PM, Konstantin Shefov wrote:
>>>>> Hello
>>>>>
>>>>> Please review a test bug fix.
>>>>>
>>>>> JBS entry: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8072369
>>>>> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kshefov/8072369/webrev.00
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> -Konstantin
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

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