Remove the MultiplexProtocol from the RMI specification

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    • Type: CSR
    • Resolution: Approved
    • Priority: P4
    • 25, 26
    • Component/s: core-libs
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    • The specification of the multiplexing protocol in the specification is superfluous, it has not been supported since JDK 9.
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      Summary

      The specification of the Multiplex protocol is removed from the RMI Specification, support for the protocol was removed in JDK 9.

      Problem

      The RMI specification was not updated in JDK 9 when support for the multiplex protocol was removed.

      Solution

      Remove the specification of the MultiplexProtocol from the RMI specification.

      Specification

      In the RMI specification, protocol.html:

      • Section 10.2.1 Format of an OutputStream References to the multiplex protocol are removed.
      • Section 10.6 RMI's Multiplexing Protocol; the body is replaced with: "The implementation for the MultiplexProtocol has been removed as of JDK 9."

      The patch and the resulting html for protocol.md are attached.

        1. protocol.html
          14 kB
          Roger Riggs
        2. rmi-no-multiplex.patch
          17 kB
          Roger Riggs

            Assignee:
            Roger Riggs
            Reporter:
            Roger Riggs
            Lance Andersen, Stuart Marks
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