Request for bulk integration of changes from jdk7u7 into jdk7u

[Abhijit Saha]

With Oracle security alert [1] went live earlier today, it's time to 
sync the jdk7u7 fixes into jdk7u  master repositories.

Here's the webrev for this sync.
     http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~asaha/7u7-sync-7u/webrev.0/

Please review, approve or comment if any concern.

Regards,
Abhijit

[0] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html


On 8/30/2012 12:49 PM, Seán Coffey wrote:
>
> Due to the JDK 7u7 release[1], we need to adjust update versions for 
> future jdk7u updates in the pipeline. No stabilization forests are 
> open at the moment so adjustment should be minimal for all.
>
> We plan to keep the current logic of using odd update numbers to 
> deliver applicable fixes from Critical Patch Updates (CPU) for now. 
> The next planned date for Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Updates [2] 
> (7u9) is before the planned release date for the JDK update release 
> currently under development in this Project.
>
> The current fixes in the jdk7u forests will now be targeted to the 
> 7u10 release. i.e. 7u8 moves to 7u10. The release schedule for current 
> fixes will not be impacted. We plan to release 7u10 by the end of the 
> year and more information on that schedule will be forthcoming in a 
> follow up email. Please continue to deliver fixes to jdk7u-dev.
>
> Regards,
> Sean.
>
> [1] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
> [2] 
> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html#CriticalPatchUpdates 
>

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