Integrated: 8350869: os::stat doesn't follow symlinks on Windows

[Anton Artemov]

On Wed, 14 May 2025 14:54:48 GMT, Anton Artemov <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> This PR addresses an issue on Windows, where a class file could not be loaded by a symbolic link. 
> 
> I added a check if a wide path is a symbolic link (soft one) and a method for dereferencing. Both os::stat() and os::open() on Windows now can handle such links.
> 
> Tested in tiers 1-3. A separate test added.

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: 85b24c3c
Author:    Anton Artemov <anton.artemov at oracle.com>
Committer: SendaoYan <syan at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/85b24c3c4e93d0203a8cfcd5f029e18eebc93f47
Stats:     204 lines in 2 files changed: 200 ins; 3 del; 1 mod

8350869: os::stat doesn't follow symlinks on Windows

Reviewed-by: dholmes, mgronlun

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25233