JDK-8307246 backport request

[Andrew Hughes]

On 11:31 Tue 20 Feb 2024, Thomas Stüfe wrote:
> For convenience, here is the bug:
> https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8307246
> 
> I'd say probably not.
> 
> First off, the fix is for JDK 23, not even rolled out yet, let alone to any
> of the newer maintenance releases.
>

Yes, it actually seems to have been committed less than twenty four
hours before this e-mail was sent. It's too early to even be
considered for 21u yet. It should have time to soak and ideally be
present in a released version. There may be follow-up issues as a
result of the change.

The bug itself is a very specific issue which requires a manual
reproducer, but the fix may have more general consequences.

> Also, it is difficult to estimate the backward compatibility risk here
> since existing user code may expect printing to work that way and may
> adjust for that expected behavior.
>

I agree.

> Cheers, Thomas
> 

Cheers,
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