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

[Daniel Fuchs]

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}.

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: 1d3364b0
Author:    Daniel Fuchs <dfuchs at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/1d3364b00725f9d2afa8274e2244357a109be545
Stats:     2 lines in 1 file changed: 0 ins; 0 del; 2 mod

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

Reviewed-by: msheppar, djelinski, jpai

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27174