Would it not be viable to merge this into Java 9 in the foreseeable future for one of its inevitable bug fix releases? I admit I'm unfamiliar with the whole process, so I realise my question may be naive or that the answer is considered "common knowledge".
Cheers, Jonathan On 21 August 2017 at 18:41, Claes Redestad <claes.redes...@oracle.com> wrote: > > > On 2017-08-21 19:15, Paul Sandoz wrote: > >> On 21 Aug 2017, at 02:53, Claes Redestad <claes.redes...@oracle.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> this patch addresses an unfortunate regression where backtick characters >>> in a manifest can cause an AIOOBE. >>> >>> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~redestad/8186334/jdk.00/ >>> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8186334 >>> >>> Basically an off-by-one issue during certain steps in the search >>> algorithm, >>> meaning it is context dependent whether a backtick will trip on this >>> issue >>> or not. >>> >>> Ooops, looks good. >> > > Thanks for reviewing! > > >> I see a workaround has been pushed to Jackson, which reduced my urge to >> suggest a nine respin. But… being slightly paranoid testing JarFile on a >> local maven central mirror would give us a better sense of the impact. >> > > I think the 9 train has left the station even for issues of this severity. > And seeing as there are somewhat straightforward workarounds I guess we'll > have to live with my mistakes. Sorry! > > /Claes >
