[8u-dev] Request for approval to backport: 8147468: (bf) Allow users to bound the size of buffers cached in the per-thread buffer caches

[Langer, Christoph]

Hi,



Would you please approve backporting this fix?



The unshuffled patch applies cleanly.



Original Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8147468

Jdk9 change: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/jdk/rev/9dd3af3d5b3f

Jdk9 review: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/nio-dev/2016-January/003478.html



New Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8153975

New webrev for unshuffled patch: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~clanger/webrevs/8153975.0/



Once approved, can any of you with jdk8u committer rights push the change?



Thanks a lot and Best regards,

Christoph