Bug ID: JDK-8275319 java.net.NetworkInterface throws java.lang.Error instead of SocketException

JDK-8275319 : java.net.NetworkInterface throws java.lang.Error instead of SocketException

Type: Bug
Component: core-libs
Sub-Component: java.net

Priority: P4
Status: Resolved
Resolution: Fixed
OS: windows

Submitted: 2021-10-15
Updated: 2022-01-20
Resolved: 2021-10-20

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JDK 18
18 b21Fixed

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Description

As noted in this PR https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/5956, certain methods in NetworkInterface throw java.lang.Error (on Windows) instead of SocketException.

Comments

Changeset: 043cde22 Author: Daniel Jelinski <djelinski1@gmail.com> Committer: Daniel Fuchs <dfuchs@openjdk.org> Date: 2021-10-20 14:06:08 +0000 URL: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/commit/043cde22d4d6bd975e75daa9ad52770cf79df934

20-10-2021

It would be useful to know if this is a drive-by change or whether there has been configurations/scenarios where Error is thrown. If we get "bad parameter" or other errors from the Win32 functions that suggest a JDK bug then Error or InternalError may be appropriate. So I think this one will need a detailed review.

15-10-2021