Spec currently suggests that only IPv6 addresses can return null for InterfaceAddress.getBroadcast(). Clarifying spec to state that certain IPv4 address such as the loopback address do not support broadcasting and can therefore also return null.
------------- Commit messages: - update inetaddress javadoc Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25095/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=25095&range=00 Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8356395 Stats: 3 lines in 1 file changed: 3 ins; 0 del; 0 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25095.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/25095/head:pull/25095 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25095