On 22.01.2013 16:52, Alan Bateman wrote:
On 22/01/2013 12:28, Alexey Utkin wrote:
To be clear, there are three options for a shell call:
1. Force folder creation if not exists (KF_FLAG_CREATE)
2. Return existent folder if any (0)
3. Return folder name without verification (KF_FLAG_DONT_VERIFY)
Current implementation is close to the last option (without
verification).
That is our choice for the fix? (My choice was #1)
Regards,
-uta
The JDK doesn't strictly require the user's home directory to exist
and it's possible in some environments for the home directory to
become inaccessible during the lifetime of the VM. The main thing (I
think) is that exceptions and messages are clear if there is an error
accessing something in the home directory.
So I think #3 is the right answer. As you point out, this is
essentially long standing behavior. My concern with #2 is that it
might hurt startup significantly when the home directory is remote. My
concern with #1 is that I don't think the JDK should be the one to
create the home directory (although in practice it would be very rare).
Sounds reasonable.
Let's follow that way. The #3 option is chosen.
Suggested fix:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~uta/openjdk-webrevs/JDK-6519127/webrev.03/
Regards,
-uta
