2006-09-08 Gary Benson <gbenson@redhat.com>

	* java/net/InetAddress.java
	(inaddr_any): Removed.
	(ANY_IF, LOCALHOST): Create using getByAddress.
	(<init>): Updated javadoc.
	(getHostName): Cache hostname even if the lookup failed.
	(getByAddress): Create Inet4Address objects when passed
	IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses.
	(aton): Removed.
	(getAllByName): Create address objects using getByAddress.
	Do not perform security checks unless actually required.
	Do not strip whitespace from the hostname.
	(getInaddrAny): Removed.
	(getLocalHost): Return the loopback address if getByName
	throws a SecurityException.
	(readResolve): Updated javadoc.
	* vm/reference/java/net/VMInetAddress.java (aton): Declared.
	* include/java_net_VMInetAddress.h
	(Java_java_net_VMInetAddress_aton): Likewise.
	* native/jni/java-net/java_net_VMInetAddress.c
	(Java_java_net_VMInetAddress_aton): New method.
	* native/jni/native-lib/cpnet.h (cpnet_aton): Declared.
	* native/jni/native-lib/cpnet.c (cpnet_aton): New method.
	* configure.ac (AC_CHECK_FUNCS): Checks for cpnet_aton.
	* java/net/Inet4Address.java (writeReplace): Updated javadoc.
	* NEWS: Added note about updated VM interface.

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/vm/reference/java/net/VMInetAddress.java b/vm/reference/java/net/VMInetAddress.java
index 19f5d7d34..a99c216b9 100644
--- a/vm/reference/java/net/VMInetAddress.java
+++ b/vm/reference/java/net/VMInetAddress.java
@@ -84,4 +84,14 @@ class VMInetAddress implements Serializable
    */
   public static native byte[][] getHostByName(String hostname)
     throws UnknownHostException;
+
+  /**
+   * Return the IP address represented by a literal address.
+   * Will return null if the literal address is not valid.
+   *
+   * @param address the name of the host
+   *
+   * @return The IP address as a byte array
+   */
+  public static native byte[] aton(String address);
 }