JDK-7091935 : (fs) Polling based WatchService not used on Linux
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.nio
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2011-09-18
  • Updated: 2012-06-05
  • Resolved: 2012-06-01
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JDK 8
8 b08Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-7028468 - (fs) FileSystems.getDefault() fails when kernel micro version contains/ends non-numeric characters
Description
The Linux bundles include both the inotify and polling WatchService implementations. Since 7028468 then the polling WatchService is not needed on this platform.
Comments
EVALUATION There is no longer any need to build or include the polling watchservice in rt.jar when building on Linux.
18-09-2011