RFR: 8365239: Spec Clarification - InterfaceAddress:getBroadcast() returning null for loop back address

[Mark Sheppard]

On Tue, 9 Sep 2025 15:03:15 GMT, Daniel Fuchs <dfuchs at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> This is a documentation change only. The specification of  `InterfaceAddress:getBroadcast()` should not say anything specific about the loopback interface as it appears that on some systems a broadcast address can be configured on the loopback. The API documentation of `InterfaceAddress:getBroadcast()` is updated to simply say that:
> 
>      * Some network interfaces do not support broadcasting and may
>      * also return {@code null}.

looks like a reasonable change to accommodate  the variability caused by Windows

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Marked as reviewed by msheppar (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27174#pullrequestreview-3202176849