[8u-dev] Request for Review + Approval: Backport of 8163181: Further improvements for Unix NetworkInterface native implementation

[Langer, Christoph]

Thanks, Chris.

So then I'm asking for approval now...

Best regards
Christoph

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Hegarty [mailto:chris.hegarty at oracle.com]
> Sent: Dienstag, 18. Oktober 2016 12:53
> To: Langer, Christoph <christoph.langer at sap.com>
> Cc: jdk8u-dev at openjdk.java.net; Mark Sheppard
> <mark.sheppard at oracle.com>; net-dev at openjdk.java.net
> Subject: Re: [8u-dev] Request for Review + Approval: Backport of 8163181:
> Further improvements for Unix NetworkInterface native implementation
> 
> 
> > On 17 Oct 2016, at 09:38, Langer, Christoph <christoph.langer at sap.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > please review (@Chris or Mark) and approve the following downpour.
> 
> From my point of view, I’m ok with this.  You still need 8u maintainer approval.
> 
> > Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8163181
> > Original Change: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/jdk/rev/40c3550625a2
> > New Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~clanger/webrevs/8163181.8udev/
> > Mail discussion: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/net-dev/2016-
> September/010207.html
> >
> > The main motivation for this downport is the bug in the AIX version of
> enumIPv6Interfaces.
> >
> > As the whole change is merely formatting, I decided to ask for a full
> downport. The patch does not apply cleanly, I had to resolve a little bit and also
> added some further formatting cleanups to be mostly identical with the JDK 9
> version of NetworkInterface.c now.
> >
> > Thanks and best regards
> > Christoph
> 
> -Chris.