PATCH: remove all traces of java.io.FileDescriptor from java.net

[Bryce McKinlay]

Jeff Sturm wrote:

>From a quick inspection of the API docs I'd guess we're required to
>provide SocketImpl.getFileDescriptor() etc. but that is an abstract
>class... I don't see any requirement that we have to actually use the fd
>for anything.  In particular the PlainSocketImpl class is outside the
>scope of Sun's API and no user code will ever see an instance of it, so
>I'm not sure why it should be bound to any particular behavior.
>
>So my inclination is to resubmit the patch minus the SocketImpl changes.
>

After thinking about it a bit futher, I'm inclined to agree, so such a 
patch would be fine.

regards

Bryce.