[jdk21u-dev] Backport the fix of JDK-8180450 to JDK 21u?

[Severin Gehwolf]

On Thu, 2024-10-24 at 11:48 +0100, Andrew Haley wrote:
> [ Added the correct subject: this is 21u, not 11u ]
> 
> On 10/17/24 09:14, Lindenmaier, Goetz wrote:
> > So I think while we could consider this for the latest LTE, 21,
> > we should not bring this to 17 or older releases.  It's just too
> > risky for these.
> > Even for 21 it would be a considerable effort to backport it
> > along with the needed follow-up issues.
> 
> I have created a draft backport at https://github.com/openjdk/jdk21u-dev/pull/1090.
> It applies cleanly except for a few places where surrounding code had moved.
> 
> I am not pushing for this to be included in 21u, but I have been speaking to Java
> developers who have been adversely affected by the problem this patch fixes, who
> seem quite keen to have it. Several significant Java projects are affected.

I'm OK for this to go into JDK 21u (x86_64 and aarch). Since it's a
fairly large change I'd suggest for it to integrate early in the 21.0.8
dev cycle (release in July 2025 CPU) to increase the chance bake time
and test time.

Thoughts?

Thanks,
Severin