Backport request for JDK-8362123 to JDK 21 and JDK 25

[David Holmes]

On 14/10/2025 1:20 am, Severin Gehwolf wrote:
> On Mon, 2025-10-13 at 10:57 -0400, Chris Dennis wrote:
>> I attempted to create a backport PR
>> for https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8362123 via the Skara tooling
>> (/backport) but as I only hold Contributor status it appears that I
>> will need assistance in triggering everything. I couldn't find
>> solid documentation for how this is supposed to happen, so my
>> apologies if there is some other process that I'm missing. Ideally I
>> would like to see this fix backported to JDK 21 and JDK 25, and
>> believe it is a good candidate given that it is small, applies
>> cleanly, has clear test coverage, and is not in a typically
>> performance sensitive area.
> 
> https://wiki.openjdk.org/display/JDKUpdates/How+to+contribute+or+backport+a+fix
> 
> ... has instructions how to contribute a backport. You can do it
> without /backport.

The info for 11u seems a little different compared to the general 
approval process needed for 21u and 25u:

https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk-updates/approval.html

David

> HTH.
> 
> Thanks,
> Severin
>