Request for approval: 7014860: Socket.getInputStream().available() not clear for shutdown input

[Andrew Hughes]

----- Original Message -----
> On 24/10/2012 10:27, Sean Chou wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> >      This is request for approval to push the fix of 7014860 to
> >      jdk7u,
> > please take a look.
> >
> > Link to the bug:
> > http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=7014860
> >
> > Changeset in jdk8:
> > http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/jdk/rev/a5a28b040714
> >
> > The webrev for jdk7u is the same with changeset of jdk8 without any
> > change.
> > Building on windows and linux passes; jtreg test contained passes.
> >
> > Review threads:
> > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/net-dev/2011-January/002607.html
> > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/net-dev/2011-February/002704.html
> > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/net-dev/2011-April/003076.html
> > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/net-dev/2011-July/003274.html
> > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/net-dev/2011-August/003383.html
> >
> For the record I would prefer that this change not be backported to
> jdk7u. The reason is that is involves a specification change and also
> a
> subtle change in behavior on both Linux and Windows that seems
> inappropriate to do in an update release.
> 
> -Alan.
> 

I concur.  
-- 
Andrew :)

Free Java Software Engineer
Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com)

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