[8u] RFR(XS): 8244461: [JDK 8u] Build fails with glibc 2.32

[Andrew Hughes]

On 08/05/2020 09:07, Severin Gehwolf wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Please review this OpenJDK 8u (and 7u) specific patch which fixes a
> build failure with
> upcoming glibc 2.32 release. This isn't an issue in later JDKs because
> headers got cleaned
> up by JDK-8167481. Bringing this back into OpenJDK 8u together with
> dependencies for this
> two liner fix seems overkill and bears more risk. Hence, a point-fix
> for OpenJDK 8u (and
> possibly 7u). Note that sys/sysctl.h removals are in Linux specific
> ifdef branches and sysctl
> isn't being used in those files anyway. From a functionality
> perspective this should be a no-op.
> 
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8244461
> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sgehwolf/webrevs/JDK-8244461/01/webrev/
> 
> Testing: Build on Linux system with preview release of glibc 2.32 now
> works, failed before.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Thanks,
> Severin
> 

Looks ok to me and fixed the Fedora build. Approved.
-- 
Andrew :)

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

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