RFR: 8255758: JEP 380 spec clarifications

[Michael McMahon]

On Tue, 3 Nov 2020 09:25:52 GMT, Michael McMahon <michaelm at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/doc-files/net-properties.html line 250:
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>>> 248: Automatic binding of a server socket occurs when {@link 
>>> 249: java.nio.channels.ServerSocketChannel#bind(SocketAddress,int) ServerSocketChannel.bind}
>>> 250: is called with a {@code null} address parameter. In this case, the system
>> 
>> doesn't it also happen when it is called with a UnixDomainSocketAddress that has an empty path?
>
> No, an empty path signifies an unnamed address and only client sockets (SocketChannels) are allowed to be unnamed.

You get a BindException if you try to bind a ServerSocketChannel to the unnamed address. But, the exception message is "unhelpful". I would like to fix that.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1021