[jdk25u-dev] Integrated: 8372012: java/nio/file/attribute/BasicFileAttributeView/SetTimesNanos.java should check ability to create links

[Roland Mesde]

On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:10:30 GMT, Roland Mesde <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Backporting JDK-8372012: java/nio/file/attribute/BasicFileAttributeView/SetTimesNanos.java should check ability to create links.
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> This PR adds symbolic link support check to SetTimesNanos.java before attempting to create symbolic links, preventing failures on platforms that don't support them.
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> For parity with Oracle JDK.
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> Ran related tests on linux-x64, linux-aarch64, macos-aarch64 and windows-x64:
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> make test TEST=test/jdk/java/nio/file/attribute/BasicFileAttributeView/SetTimesNanos.java
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> Results attached:
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> [windows-x64-specific-test.log](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25419689/windows-x64-specific-test.log)
> [macos-aarch64-specific-test.log](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25419690/macos-aarch64-specific-test.log)
> [linux-x64-specific-test.log](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25419691/linux-x64-specific-test.log)
> [linux-aarch64-specific-test.log](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25419692/linux-aarch64-specific-test.log)

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: 2472163c
Author:    Roland Mesde <mesde at amazon.com>
Committer: Paul Hohensee <phh at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.org/jdk25u-dev/commit/2472163c52a0279a894fc51e583afafcc556cdf3
Stats:     5 lines in 1 file changed: 2 ins; 0 del; 3 mod

8372012: java/nio/file/attribute/BasicFileAttributeView/SetTimesNanos.java should check ability to create links

Backport-of: 43040f30a72591a37deb9a54ab7723988c1e4b51

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk25u-dev/pull/287