RFR: 6968351: httpserver clashes with delayed TCP ACKs for low Content-Length [v2]

[Michael McMahon]

On Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:41:54 GMT, robert engels <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> This is not as complex as I expected it to be. Which is a good thing!
> 
> Some tests are failing with this change. See:
> 
> ```
> test/jdk/sun/net/www/http/KeepAliveCache/B8293562.java
> test/jdk/java/net/Authenticator/B4769350.java
> ```
> 
> These tests don't close the exchange or the output stream after sending the response, and the headers are never flushed. Users might have similar code, so I think a release note might be needed.

This is a concern. Release note needed at least or I wonder if the new behavior should be enabled through a configuration switch. Probably not worth going to that extreme, but we need to consider the compatibility impact carefully.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18667#issuecomment-2066892828