RFR: 8154364: (fs) Files.isSameFile() throws NoSuchFileException with broken symbolic links [v10]

[Alan Bateman]

On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:15:02 GMT, Brian Burkhalter <bpb at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This request proposes to broaden the definition of which paths are considered to be the same by `java.nio.file.Files.isSameFile()`. A new test is added to cover many comparisons.
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> Brian Burkhalter has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   8154364: Suggested change for key comparison

Latest implementation changes looks okay. I see there is a follow-up issue created to improve the 2-arg getIfExists.

I skimmed over IsSameFile and it looks like good coverage. I don't have cycles to walk through every line right now, hopefully others can help on that.

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Marked as reviewed by alanb (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26736#pullrequestreview-3136528211