On Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:48:52 GMT, Patrick Concannon <pconcan...@openjdk.org> 
wrote:

>> Hi,
>> 
>> Could someone please review my changes for the removal of the legacy 
>> `PlainSocketImpl` and `PlainDatagramSocketImpl` implementations?
>> 
>> In JDK 13, JEP 353 provided a drop in replacement for the legacy 
>> `PlainSocketImpl` implementation. Since JDK 13, the `PlainSocketImpl` 
>> implementation was no longer used but included a mitigation mechanism to 
>> reduce compatibility risks in the form of a JDK-specific property 
>> `jdk.net.usePlainSocketImpl` allowing to switch back to the old 
>> implementation. 
>> Similarly, in JDK 15, JEP 373 provided a new implementation for 
>> `DatagramSocket` and `MulticastSocket`, with a JDK-specific property 
>> `jdk.net.usePlainDatagramSocketImpl` also allowing the user to switch back 
>> to the old implementation in case of compatibility issue.
>> 
>> As these implementations (and the mechanisms they use to enable them to 
>> mitigate compatibility issues) have been deemed no longer necessary, they 
>> now represent a maintenance burden. This patch looks at removing them from 
>> the JDK.
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> Patrick
>
> Patrick Concannon has updated the pull request incrementally with one 
> additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   8253119: Fixed typo

Marked as reviewed by dfuchs (Reviewer).

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/4574

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