[Bug libgcj/18840] New: java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(byte[],..) methods don't attempt to read as much as possible

[greenrd at greenrd dot org]

The Sun Javadoc for java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(byte[],int,int) in version
1.4.2 states:

" This method implements the general contract of the corresponding read method
of the InputStream class. As an additional convenience, it attempts to read as
many bytes as possible by repeatedly invoking the read method of the underlying
stream. This iterated read continues until one of the following conditions
becomes true:

    * The specified number of bytes have been read,
    * The read method of the underlying stream returns -1, indicating
end-of-file, or
    * The available method of the underlying stream returns zero, indicating
that further input requests would block."

However, the libgcj implementation does not do this iterated reading.

Code which assumes this behaviour (e.g. IBM's ICU4j) may fail.

This bug exists in mainline.

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           Summary: java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(byte[],..) methods
                    don't attempt to read as much as possible
           Product: gcc
           Version: 3.4.3
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: libgcj
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: greenrd at greenrd dot org
                CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org,java-prs at gcc dot gnu
                    dot org


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18840