Re: RFR 6594296: NetworkInterface.getHardwareAddress returns zero length byte array

2013-04-30 Thread Alan Bateman
On 30/04/2013 20:42, Chris Hegarty wrote: This is a conformance issue where getHardwareAddress may incorrectly return a zero length byte array, rather than null. The spec allows for null, in fact it requires it for such cases. The issue is reproducible with newer versions of Windows, with IPv6

RFR 6594296: NetworkInterface.getHardwareAddress returns zero length byte array

2013-04-30 Thread Chris Hegarty
This is a conformance issue where getHardwareAddress may incorrectly return a zero length byte array, rather than null. The spec allows for null, in fact it requires it for such cases. The issue is reproducible with newer versions of Windows, with IPv6 enabled. The problem is in src/windows/na