Implement the java.util.prefs file natives by Project516 · Pull Request #43 · Project516/java-web

Project516 · 2026-11-04T23:08:54Z

java.util.prefs stores user and system preferences in files, through three natives of FileSystemPreferences: chmod, lockFile0 and unlockFile0. They were missing, so any Preferences.userRoot() use that flushed or synced failed with UnsatisfiedLinkError: java/util/prefs/FileSystemPreferences.chmod.

They follow HotSpot's FileSystemPreferences.c:

chmod returns 0 or the errno.
lockFile0 opens the lock file (creating it for an exclusive lock) and takes the lock. It returns [fd, errno], with fd 0 when that fails. A lock held elsewhere answers EAGAIN, as fcntl(F_SETLK) does.
unlockFile0 releases the lock and closes the descriptor.

The locks are kept per VM. HotSpot's fcntl locks also exclude other processes, which do not exist inside java-web.

Checks:

New program test test/java/Prefs.java writes, flushes, syncs, reads and removes a preferences node under a temporary java.util.prefs.userRoot, compared with HotSpot.
Eight OpenJDK tests under java/util/prefs now pass and are added to passing.txt: AddNodeChangeListener, CodePointZeroPrefsTest, CommentsInXml, ConflictInFlush, ExportNode, ExportSubtree, RemoveNullKeyCheck, RemoveUnregedListener.
pnpm typecheck and pnpm test pass.

Noticed, not fixed:

CheckUserPrefsStorage, PrefsSpiTest and RemoveReadOnlyNode still fail. They start child processes (java, chmod).

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New Features
- Added support for Java preferences file permissions and shared or exclusive file locking.
Tests
- Added a preferences test that verifies saving and retrieving values.
- Expanded the passing test suite to include eight Java preferences tests.

Adds FileSystemPreferences natives for changing permissions and locking files. Adds a standalone preferences test and lists eight java/util/prefs tests as passing.

Changes: Preferences filesystem support

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Preference filesystem natives and validation `src/natives/io.ts`, `test/java/Prefs.java`, `test/jtreg/passing.txt`	Adds `chmod`, `lockFile0`, and `unlockFile0` natives with errno results and tracked lock state. Adds a test that writes, synchronizes, and prints preference values, and registers eight passing jtreg tests.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related PRs

Project516/java-web#8: Adds the VFS.chmod contract and Node implementation used by FileSystemPreferences.chmod.
Project516/java-web#19: Changes closeFd error handling used by unlockFile0.

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Merge Risk: Low · previous review c62a3

Lock-file permissions may differ from HotSpot, though the files contain no preference data. The change is mergeable with this bounded compatibility issue acknowledged.

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Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Title check		The title "Implement the java.util.prefs file natives" matches the main change. The PR adds the FileSystemPreferences natives chmod, lockFile0, and unlockFile0 in src/natives/io.ts, which the changese…
Description check		The description states the purpose of the change: three missing FileSystemPreferences natives (chmod, lockFile0, unlockFile0) that caused UnsatisfiedLinkError. It also lists the new test program test/…
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The title "Implement the java.util.prefs file natives" matches the main change. The PR adds the FileSystemPreferences natives chmod, lockFile0, and unlockFile0 in src/natives/io.ts, which the changeset and objectives describe as the core work. The title is specific and concise.

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The description states the purpose of the change: three missing FileSystemPreferences natives (chmod, lockFile0, unlockFile0) that caused UnsatisfiedLinkError. It also lists the new test program test/java/Prefs.java, the eight passing OpenJDK tests added to passing.txt, and the known remaining failures. It relates directly to the changeset.

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This PR implements three missing natives for java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences (chmod, lockFile0, unlockFile0) so that Preferences.userRoot() flush/sync operations work. It adds a per-VM lock table using fcntl-style semantics (shared/exclusive), a test exercising write/flush/sync/read/remove, and marks eight OpenJDK tests as passing. The implementation follows HotSpot's FileSystemPreferences.c behavior.

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This change implements the three missing FileSystemPreferences natives (chmod, lockFile0, unlockFile0) using per-VM fcntl-style locks and a Linux errno mapping. The new test exercises write, flush, sync, read, and node removal under a temporary userRoot. Eight OpenJDK prefs tests now pass and are added to passing.txt.

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All points from the last review are settled in the threads.

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Actionable comments posted: 2

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src/natives/io.ts-384-384: 1

384-384: Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

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Do not report a skipped chmod as success.

If a backend has no chmod, VFS.chmod returns undefined. This native then returns 0, although it did not change the permissions. MemoryBackend supplies this case. Return an appropriate error for an unsupported permission change, or implement permission changes in that backend. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @src/natives/io.ts:
- Around line 387-391: Update the FileSystemPreferences.lockFile0 handler to
retain the mode argument and apply it to the opened file only for exclusive
locks, leaving the shared path unchanged. Treat only an explicit false result
from chmod as failure so backends returning undefined remain supported; on
failure, close the descriptor and return the appropriate errno result without
leaking it.

Review comments at @test/java/Prefs.java:
- Around line 18-22: Update Prefs so the persistence check reads greeting and
count through a fresh-process reload or equivalent independent read, rather than
the original cached node; assert the reloaded values are hello and 3, not merely
that their key names appear in the backing file.

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# java-web

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- `src/natives/` JS implementations of JDK native methods, by package;
  `java2d*.ts` port libawt's Java2D loops and must match HotSpot's pixels;
  `font*.ts` are the font natives (scaler, fontconfig, layout) over one TrueType font;
  `crypto.ts` the SHA, AES, BigInteger and P-256 field methods HotSpot replaces with intrinsics

… backing file in the test

project516-review-bot

This PR implements the three missing natives for java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences (chmod, lockFile0, unlockFile0) using per-VM fcntl-style lock tracking and mode-bit chmod. A new integration test and eight OpenJDK prefs tests are added to passing.txt.

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project516-review-bot

Implements three missing natives for java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences: chmod, lockFile0, and unlockFile0. Uses per-VM lock tracking with reader-writer semantics. Enables Preferences.userRoot() flush/sync operations. Eight OpenJDK prefs tests now pass.

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project516-review-bot

This PR implements the three missing FileSystemPreferences natives (chmod, lockFile0, unlockFile0) so that Preferences.userRoot() flush/sync operations work. It adds per-VM lock tracking using fcntl-style semantics, a new test exercising write/flush/sync/read/remove, and marks eight OpenJDK prefs tests as passing.

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Implement the java.util.prefs file natives: chmod and lock files

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