Request for approval: 8160174: java.net.NetworkInterface - fixes and improvements for network interface listing

[Langer, Christoph]

Hi,



can I get approval for backporting the following fix:



Original Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8160174

Jdk9 change: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/jdk/rev/a8db670c7d12

Jdk9 review thread: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/net-dev/2016-July/010100.html



I had to modify the jdk9 patch after unshuffling to get it to apply to 8udev. This is the new webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~clanger/webrevs/8160174.8udev/



I ran builds on all Linux platforms and verified the results.



Thanks a lot and best regards,

Christoph