[HARMONY-6479] GPF creating ServerSocket when no more file handles available

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 5.0M14
• Component/s: Classlib
• Environment: Linux
• Patch Info: Patch Available
• Estimated Complexity: Novice
• Assignee: Mark Hindess
• Reporter: Catherine Hope
• Created: 22/Mar/10 12:19
• Updated: 17/Apr/10 13:11
• Resolved: 17/Apr/10 13:09

Description

Creating a ServerSocket when there are no more file handles available causes a GPF on Linux. The expected behaviour is a SocketException.
Problem can be recreated running the following:
while (true) {
try

{ new ServerSocket(0); }

catch (SocketException e)

{ // expected break; }

}