RFA: 8169865: Downport minor fixes in java.net native code from JDK 9 to JDK 8

[Langer, Christoph]

Hi,

please approve this backport - bug id and webrev see below. The change is reviewed.

Thanks
Christoph

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Hegarty [mailto:chris.hegarty at oracle.com] 
Sent: Montag, 21. November 2016 11:54
To: Langer, Christoph <christoph.langer at sap.com>
Cc: net-dev at openjdk.java.net; jdk8u-dev at openjdk.java.net
Subject: Re: RFR (XS): 8169865: Downport minor fixes in java.net native code from JDK 9 to JDK 8

On 17/11/16 12:12, Langer, Christoph wrote:
> Hi,
>
> please review a downport of a few small fixes to JDK 8 which were done
> through bugs 8034174, 8034182 and 8048518 to JDK 9 already.
>
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8169865
>
> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~clanger/webrevs/8169865.8udev/

The changes look fine.

-Chris

>
> The change in Inet6AddressImpl.c is required because AIX would currently
> use the Solaris coding which is not desired. The changes in
> net_util_md.c fix a potential resource leak and some other code spot was
> changed where our code base currently has an unnecessary diff.
>
> Thanks for reviewing.
>
> Best regards
> Christoph