[8u-dev] Request for approval: 8055949: ByteArrayOutputStream capacity should be maximal array size permitted by VM

[Martin Buchholz]

On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Ivan Gerasimov <ivan.gerasimov at oracle.com>
wrote:

> Hello!
>
> We've got a request to backport this recent fix, which helps in dealing
> with BAOSes of large size.
>

Pleasantly surprised!


> The unshuffled patch applies cleanly.
> However I suggest to backport it without the regression test, and I have
> two reasons for that:
>

It doesn't make much difference, but I would include the test in the
backport.


> First, it is @ignored.
> Second, it has a mixed copyright header: with Google's name at the top and
> Oracle's contacts at the bottom.

Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8055949
> Change: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/jdk/raw-rev/1522c5bb84df
> Review: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2014-
> August/028334.html
>
> Would you please approve this backport?
>

I support this request.


>
> Sincerely yours,
> Ivan
>