JDK-8154077 : (fs) Reduce number of file system classes loaded during startup
Type:Enhancement
Component:core-libs
Sub-Component:java.nio
Affected Version:9
Priority:P4
Status:Resolved
Resolution:Fixed
Submitted:2016-04-12
Updated:2016-08-29
Resolved:2016-04-13
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Files.isDirectory, isRegularFile and exists are used during startup. These can be special cased to avoid exceptions and decoding all attributes returned by stat.