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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-8364322

(fs) fchmodat support for AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW flag too pessimistic on Linux

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    • x86_64
    • linux

      A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
      UnixNativeDispatcher.fchmodatNoFollowSupported, added by JDK-8357425, unconditionally returns false on Linux. Historically, that has been accurate. However, glibc 2.32 (2020) added emulation support, and the kernel gained native support in Linux 6.5 (2023). So, a Linux system should be probed for fchmodat AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW support.


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            bpb Brian Burkhalter
            webbuggrp Webbug Group
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