> This PR addresses a JCK test failure related to `DecimalFormatSymbols` 
> de-serialization. While the current public API of DFS disallows a null 
> locale, it was possible to set in the past. Thus, the 
> `loadNumberData(locale)` call currently throws NPE when locale is null in the 
> stream. The call should be guarded with a null check, such that if locale is 
> null, then `lenientMinusSigns` defaults to `minusSignText`.
> 
> Defaulting the locale field when `null` to Locale.ROOT is also a reasonable 
> solution, but I think that the current one is preferable as a user would not 
> expect locale data related logic to occur if locale is `null`.

Justin Lu has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit 
since the last revision:

  public API is too broad

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27008/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27008/files/445bbe85..dfb818c7

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=27008&range=03
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=27008&range=02-03

  Stats: 4 lines in 1 file changed: 0 ins; 0 del; 4 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27008.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/27008/head:pull/27008

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27008

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