8007373: Inet6Address serialization incompatibility
authormsheppar
Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:07:22 +0100
changeset 17198 32db080a2a70
parent 17197 8ee6909f1320
child 17199 28853592ce2b
8007373: Inet6Address serialization incompatibility Reviewed-by: alanb, chegar
jdk/src/share/classes/java/net/Inet6Address.java
jdk/test/java/net/Inet6Address/serialize/Inet6AddressSerializationTest.java
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/net/Inet6Address.java	Tue Apr 30 10:48:25 2013 +0200
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/net/Inet6Address.java	Mon Apr 29 23:07:22 2013 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@
      */
     private transient NetworkInterface scope_ifname;  // null
 
+    /**
+     * set if the object is constructed with a scoped
+     * interface instead of a numeric scope id.
+     */
+    private boolean scope_ifname_set; // false;
+
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 6880410070516793377L;
 
     // Perform native initialization
@@ -332,7 +338,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void initif(String hostName, byte addr[],NetworkInterface nif)
+    private void initif(String hostName, byte addr[], NetworkInterface nif)
         throws UnknownHostException
     {
         holder().hostName = hostName;
@@ -344,6 +350,7 @@
             scope_ifname = nif;
             scope_id = deriveNumericScope(nif);
             scope_id_set = true;
+            scope_ifname_set = true;  // for consistency
         }
     }
 
@@ -431,6 +438,7 @@
             try {
                 scope_ifname = NetworkInterface.getByName(ifname);
                 if (scope_ifname != null) {
+                    scope_ifname_set = true;
                     try {
                         scope_id = deriveNumericScope(scope_ifname);
                     } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
@@ -438,6 +446,12 @@
                         // the machine being used for deserialization has
                         // the same interface name but without IPv6 configured.
                     }
+                } else {
+                    /* the interface does not exist on this system, so we clear
+                     * the scope information completely */
+                    scope_id_set = false;
+                    scope_ifname_set = false;
+                    scope_id = 0;
                 }
             } catch (SocketException e) {}
 
@@ -784,8 +798,10 @@
     private synchronized void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream s)
         throws IOException
     {
-        if (scope_ifname != null)
+        if (scope_ifname != null) {
             ifname = scope_ifname.getName();
+            scope_ifname_set = true;
+        }
         s.defaultWriteObject();
     }
 }
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/java/net/Inet6Address/serialize/Inet6AddressSerializationTest.java	Mon Apr 29 23:07:22 2013 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,1122 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+import java.net.Inet6Address;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.NetworkInterface;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8007373
+ * @summary jdk7 backward compatibility serialization problem
+ */
+
+public class Inet6AddressSerializationTest {
+
+    static boolean failed;
+
+    public static final int LOOPBACK_SCOPE_ID = 0;
+
+    public static final byte[] IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT = { (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00 };
+
+    public static final byte[] LOOPBACKIPV6ADDRESS = { (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x01 };
+
+    // fe80::21b:24ff:febd:f29c
+    public static final byte[] E1000G0IPV6ADDRESS = { (byte) 0xfe, (byte) 0x80,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x1b, (byte) 0x24, (byte) 0xff,
+            (byte) 0xfe, (byte) 0xbd, (byte) 0xf2, (byte) 0x9c };
+
+    public static final String E1000G0HOSTNAME = "fe80:0:0:0:21b:24ff:febd:f29c%e1000g0";
+
+    public static final String LOCALHOSTNAME = "localhost";
+
+    public static final String NETWORK_IF_E1000G0 = "e1000g0";
+
+    public static final String NETWORK_IF_LO0 = "lo0";
+
+    public static final int SCOPE_ID_E1000G0 = 2;
+
+    public static final int SCOPE_ID_LO0 = 1;
+
+    public static final int SCOPE_ID_ZERO = 0;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        // args[0] == generate-loopback generates serial data for loopback if
+        // args[0] == generateAll generates serial data for interfaces with an
+        // IPV6 address binding
+
+        if (args.length != 0) {
+
+            if (args[0].equals("generate-loopback")) {
+
+                generateSerializedInet6AddressData(Inet6Address.getByAddress(
+                        InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress().getHostName(),
+                        LOOPBACKIPV6ADDRESS, LOOPBACK_SCOPE_ID), System.out,
+                        true);
+
+            } else {
+                generateAllInet6AddressSerializedData();
+            }
+        } else {
+            runTests();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void runTests() throws UnknownHostException, Exception,
+            IOException {
+        byte[] thisHostIPV6Address = null;
+        int scope_id = LOOPBACK_SCOPE_ID;
+
+        System.out.println("Hostname: "
+                + InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName());
+        System.out.println("LocalHost isLoopback : "
+                + InetAddress.getLocalHost().isLoopbackAddress());
+        thisHostIPV6Address = getThisHostIPV6Address(InetAddress.getLocalHost()
+                .getHostName());
+
+        if (thisHostIPV6Address == null) {
+            thisHostIPV6Address = IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT;
+        }
+
+        // testing JDK7 generated serialized loopback against locally generated
+        // loopback address
+        testInet6AddressSerialization(Inet6Address.getByAddress(InetAddress
+                .getLoopbackAddress().getHostName(), LOOPBACKIPV6ADDRESS,
+                scope_id), JDK7Inet6AddressSerialData);
+        // testing JDK8 generated serialized loopback against locally generated
+        // loopback address
+        testInet6AddressSerialization(Inet6Address.getByAddress(InetAddress
+                .getLoopbackAddress().getHostName(), LOOPBACKIPV6ADDRESS,
+                scope_id), JDK8Inet6AddressSerialData);
+        testInet6AddressSerialization(Inet6Address.getByAddress(InetAddress
+                .getLocalHost().getHostName(), IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT, scope_id),
+                null);
+        testInet6AddressSerialization(Inet6Address.getByAddress(InetAddress
+                .getLocalHost().getHostName(), thisHostIPV6Address, scope_id),
+                null);
+        testAllNetworkInterfaces();
+
+        // test against lo0
+        testSerializedLo0Inet6Address();
+
+        testSerializedE1000gInet6Address();
+
+        if (failed)
+            throw new RuntimeException("Some tests failed, check output");
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] getThisHostIPV6Address(String hostName)
+            throws Exception {
+        InetAddress[] thisHostIPAddresses = null;
+        try {
+            thisHostIPAddresses = InetAddress.getAllByName(InetAddress
+                    .getLocalHost().getHostName());
+        } catch (UnknownHostException uhEx) {
+            uhEx.printStackTrace();
+            throw uhEx;
+        }
+        byte[] thisHostIPV6Address = null;
+        for (InetAddress inetAddress : thisHostIPAddresses) {
+            if (inetAddress instanceof Inet6Address) {
+                if (inetAddress.getHostName().equals(hostName)) {
+                    thisHostIPV6Address = inetAddress.getAddress();
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // System.err.println("getThisHostIPV6Address: address is "
+        // + Arrays.toString(thisHostIPV6Address));
+        return thisHostIPV6Address;
+    }
+
+    static void testAllNetworkInterfaces() throws Exception {
+        System.err.println("\n testAllNetworkInterfaces: \n ");
+        for (Enumeration<NetworkInterface> e = NetworkInterface
+                .getNetworkInterfaces(); e.hasMoreElements();) {
+            NetworkInterface netIF = e.nextElement();
+            for (Enumeration<InetAddress> iadrs = netIF.getInetAddresses(); iadrs
+                    .hasMoreElements();) {
+                InetAddress iadr = iadrs.nextElement();
+                if (iadr instanceof Inet6Address) {
+                    System.err.println("Test NetworkInterface:  " + netIF);
+                    Inet6Address i6adr = (Inet6Address) iadr;
+                    System.err.println("Testing with " + iadr);
+                    System.err.println(" scoped iface: "
+                            + i6adr.getScopedInterface());
+                    testInet6AddressSerialization(i6adr, null);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void displayExpectedInet6Address(Inet6Address expectedInet6Address) {
+
+        String expectedHostName = expectedInet6Address.getHostName();
+        byte[] expectedAddress = expectedInet6Address.getAddress();
+        String expectedHostAddress = expectedInet6Address.getHostAddress();
+        int expectedScopeId = expectedInet6Address.getScopeId();
+        NetworkInterface expectedNetIf = expectedInet6Address
+                .getScopedInterface();
+
+        System.err.println("Excpected HostName: " + expectedHostName);
+        System.err.println("Expected Address: "
+                + Arrays.toString(expectedAddress));
+        System.err.println("Expected HostAddress: " + expectedHostAddress);
+        System.err.println("Expected Scope Id " + expectedScopeId);
+        System.err.println("Expected NetworkInterface " + expectedNetIf);
+        System.err.println("Expected Inet6Address " + expectedInet6Address);
+    }
+
+    // test serialization deserialization of Inet6Address
+    static void testInet6AddressSerialization(
+            Inet6Address expectedInet6Address, byte[] serializedAddress)
+            throws IOException {
+        System.err.println("\n testInet6AddressSerialization:  enter \n");
+
+        // displayExpectedInet6Address(expectedInet6Address);
+
+        byte[] serialData = serializedAddress != null ? serializedAddress
+                : generateSerializedInet6AddressData(expectedInet6Address,
+                        null, false);
+        try (ByteArrayInputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(serialData);
+                ObjectInputStream oin = new ObjectInputStream(bis)) {
+            Inet6Address deserializedIPV6Addr = (Inet6Address) oin.readObject();
+            System.err.println("Deserialized Inet6Address "
+                    + deserializedIPV6Addr);
+            assertHostNameEqual(expectedInet6Address.getHostName(),
+                    deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostName());
+            assertHostAddressEqual(expectedInet6Address.getHostAddress(),
+                    deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostAddress());
+            assertAddressEqual(expectedInet6Address.getAddress(),
+                    deserializedIPV6Addr.getAddress());
+            assertScopeIdEqual(expectedInet6Address.getScopeId(),
+                    deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopeId());
+            assertNetworkInterfaceEqual(
+                    expectedInet6Address.getScopedInterface(),
+                    deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopedInterface());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            System.err.println("Exception caught during deserialization");
+            failed = true;
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void testSerializedE1000gInet6Address() throws IOException {
+        System.err.println("\n testSerializedE1000gInet6Address:  enter \n");
+        boolean testWithNetIf = true;
+        boolean useMockInet6Address = false;
+
+        NetworkInterface testNetIf = NetworkInterface
+                .getByName(NETWORK_IF_E1000G0);
+        Inet6Address expectedInet6Address = null;
+        if (testNetIf != null) {
+            System.err
+                    .println("\n testSerializedE1000gInet6Address:  using netif \n");
+            try {
+                expectedInet6Address = Inet6Address.getByAddress(
+                        E1000G0HOSTNAME, E1000G0IPV6ADDRESS, testNetIf);
+            } catch (UnknownHostException ukhEx) {
+                ukhEx.printStackTrace();
+                testWithNetIf = true;
+                useMockInet6Address = true;
+            }
+        } else {
+            System.err
+                    .println("\n testSerializedE1000gInet6Address:  using index \n");
+            try {
+                expectedInet6Address = Inet6Address.getByAddress(
+                        E1000G0HOSTNAME, E1000G0IPV6ADDRESS, SCOPE_ID_ZERO);
+            } catch (UnknownHostException ukhEx1) {
+                ukhEx1.printStackTrace();
+                useMockInet6Address = true;
+            }
+            testWithNetIf = false;
+        }
+
+        byte[] serializedAddress = SerialData_ifname_e1000g0;
+
+        // displayExpectedInet6Address(expectedInet6Address);
+
+        try (ByteArrayInputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(
+                serializedAddress);
+                ObjectInputStream oin = new ObjectInputStream(bis)) {
+            Inet6Address deserializedIPV6Addr = (Inet6Address) oin.readObject();
+            System.err.println("Deserialized Inet6Address "
+                    + deserializedIPV6Addr);
+
+            if (!useMockInet6Address) {
+                assertHostNameEqual(expectedInet6Address.getHostName(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostName());
+                if (testWithNetIf) {
+                    assertHostAddressEqual(
+                            expectedInet6Address.getHostAddress(),
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostAddress());
+                } else {
+                    assertHostAddressEqual(
+                            MockE1000g0Inet6Address.getBareHostAddress(),
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostAddress());
+                }
+                assertAddressEqual(expectedInet6Address.getAddress(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getAddress());
+                assertScopeIdEqual(expectedInet6Address.getScopeId(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopeId());
+                if (testWithNetIf) {
+                    assertNetworkInterfaceEqual(
+                            expectedInet6Address.getScopedInterface(),
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopedInterface());
+                } else {
+                    assertNetworkInterfaceEqual(null,
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopedInterface());
+                }
+            } else { // use MockLo0Inet6Address
+                assertHostNameEqual(MockE1000g0Inet6Address.getHostName(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostName());
+                if (testWithNetIf) {
+                    assertHostAddressEqual(
+                            MockE1000g0Inet6Address.getHostAddress(),
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostAddress());
+                } else {
+                    assertHostAddressEqual(
+                            MockE1000g0Inet6Address.getHostAddressWithIndex(),
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostAddress());
+                }
+                assertAddressEqual(MockE1000g0Inet6Address.getAddress(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getAddress());
+                if (testWithNetIf) {
+                assertScopeIdEqual(MockE1000g0Inet6Address.getScopeId(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopeId());
+                } else {
+                    assertScopeIdEqual(MockE1000g0Inet6Address.getScopeZero(),
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopeId());
+                }
+                assertNetworkInterfaceNameEqual(
+                        MockE1000g0Inet6Address.getScopeIfName(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopedInterface());
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            System.err.println("Exception caught during deserialization");
+            failed = true;
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void testSerializedLo0Inet6Address() throws IOException {
+        System.err.println("\n testSerializedLo0Inet6Address:  enter \n");
+        boolean testWithNetIf = true;
+        boolean useMockInet6Address = false;
+
+        NetworkInterface testNetIf = NetworkInterface.getByName(NETWORK_IF_LO0);
+        Inet6Address expectedInet6Address = null;
+        if (testNetIf != null) {
+            System.err
+                    .println("\n testSerializedLo0Inet6Address:  using netif \n");
+            try {
+                expectedInet6Address = Inet6Address.getByAddress(LOCALHOSTNAME,
+                        LOOPBACKIPV6ADDRESS, testNetIf);
+            } catch (UnknownHostException ukhEx) {
+                ukhEx.printStackTrace();
+                testWithNetIf = true;
+                useMockInet6Address = true;
+            }
+        } else {
+            System.err
+                    .println("\n testSerializedLo0Inet6Address:  using index \n");
+            try {
+                expectedInet6Address = Inet6Address.getByAddress(LOCALHOSTNAME,
+                        LOOPBACKIPV6ADDRESS, SCOPE_ID_ZERO);
+            } catch (UnknownHostException ukhEx1) {
+                ukhEx1.printStackTrace();
+                useMockInet6Address = true;
+            }
+            testWithNetIf = false;
+        }
+
+        // displayExpectedInet6Address(expectedInet6Address);
+
+        byte[] serializedAddress = SerialData_ifname_lo0;
+
+        try (ByteArrayInputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(
+                serializedAddress);
+                ObjectInputStream oin = new ObjectInputStream(bis)) {
+            Inet6Address deserializedIPV6Addr = (Inet6Address) oin.readObject();
+            System.err.println("Deserialized Inet6Address "
+                    + deserializedIPV6Addr);
+            if (!useMockInet6Address) {
+                assertHostNameEqual(expectedInet6Address.getHostName(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostName());
+                if (testWithNetIf) {
+                    assertHostAddressEqual(
+                            expectedInet6Address.getHostAddress(),
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostAddress());
+                } else {
+                    assertHostAddressEqual(
+                            MockLo0Inet6Address.getBareHostAddress(),
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostAddress());
+                }
+                assertAddressEqual(expectedInet6Address.getAddress(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getAddress());
+                assertScopeIdEqual(expectedInet6Address.getScopeId(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopeId());
+                if (testWithNetIf) {
+                    assertNetworkInterfaceEqual(
+                            expectedInet6Address.getScopedInterface(),
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopedInterface());
+                } else {
+                    assertNetworkInterfaceEqual(null,
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopedInterface());
+                }
+            } else { // use MockLo0Inet6Address
+                assertHostNameEqual(MockLo0Inet6Address.getHostName(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostName());
+                if (testWithNetIf) {
+                    assertHostAddressEqual(
+                            MockLo0Inet6Address.getHostAddress(),
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostAddress());
+                } else {
+                    assertHostAddressEqual(
+                            MockLo0Inet6Address.getHostAddressWithIndex(),
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getHostAddress());
+                }
+                assertAddressEqual(MockLo0Inet6Address.getAddress(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getAddress());
+                if (testWithNetIf) {
+                assertScopeIdEqual(MockLo0Inet6Address.getScopeId(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopeId());
+                } else {
+                    assertScopeIdEqual(MockLo0Inet6Address.getScopeZero(),
+                            deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopeId());
+                }
+                assertNetworkInterfaceNameEqual(
+                        MockLo0Inet6Address.getScopeIfName(),
+                        deserializedIPV6Addr.getScopedInterface());
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            System.err.println("Exception caught during deserialization");
+            failed = true;
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    static List<Inet6Address> getAllInet6Addresses() throws Exception {
+        // System.err.println("\n getAllInet6Addresses: \n ");
+        ArrayList<Inet6Address> inet6Addresses = new ArrayList<Inet6Address>();
+        for (Enumeration<NetworkInterface> e = NetworkInterface
+                .getNetworkInterfaces(); e.hasMoreElements();) {
+            NetworkInterface netIF = e.nextElement();
+            for (Enumeration<InetAddress> iadrs = netIF.getInetAddresses(); iadrs
+                    .hasMoreElements();) {
+                InetAddress iadr = iadrs.nextElement();
+                if (iadr instanceof Inet6Address) {
+                    System.err.println("Test NetworkInterface:  " + netIF);
+                    Inet6Address i6adr = (Inet6Address) iadr;
+                    System.err.println(" address " + iadr);
+                    System.err.println(" scoped iface: "
+                            + i6adr.getScopedInterface());
+                    // using this to actually set the hostName for an
+                    // InetAddress
+                    // created through the NetworkInterface
+                    // have found that the fabricated instances has a null
+                    // hostName
+                    System.err.println(" hostName: " + i6adr.getHostName());
+                    inet6Addresses.add(i6adr);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return inet6Addresses;
+    }
+
+    static void assertHostNameEqual(String expectedHostName,
+            String deserializedHostName) {
+        System.err
+                .println("Inet6AddressSerializationTest.assertHostNameEqual:");
+        if (expectedHostName == null) {
+            if (deserializedHostName == null) {
+                // ok, do nothing.
+            } else {
+                System.err.println("Error checking " + " HostName, expected:"
+                        + expectedHostName + ", got :" + deserializedHostName);
+                failed = true;
+            }
+        } else if (!expectedHostName.equals(deserializedHostName)) {
+            System.err.println("Error checking "
+                    + // versionStr +
+                    " HostName, expected:" + expectedHostName + ", got :"
+                    + deserializedHostName);
+            failed = true;
+        } else {
+            System.err.println("HostName equality "
+                    + // versionStr +
+                    " HostName, expected:" + expectedHostName + ", got :"
+                    + deserializedHostName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void assertHostAddressEqual(String expectedHostAddress,
+            String deserializedHostAddress) {
+        System.err
+                .println("Inet6AddressSerializationTest.assertHostAddressEqual:");
+        if (expectedHostAddress == null) {
+            if (deserializedHostAddress == null) {
+                // ok, do nothing.
+            } else {
+                System.err.println("Error checking "
+                        + " HostAddress, expected: " + expectedHostAddress
+                        + ", got: " + deserializedHostAddress);
+                failed = true;
+            }
+        } else if (!expectedHostAddress.equals(deserializedHostAddress)) {
+            System.err.println("Error checking "
+                    + // versionStr +
+                    " HostAddress, expected: " + expectedHostAddress
+                    + ", got: " + deserializedHostAddress);
+            failed = true;
+        } else {
+            System.err.println("HostAddress equality "
+                    + // versionStr +
+                    " HostAddress, expected: " + expectedHostAddress
+                    + ", got: " + deserializedHostAddress);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void assertAddressEqual(byte[] expectedAddress,
+            byte[] deserializedAddress) {
+        System.err.println("Inet6AddressSerializationTest.assertAddressEqual:");
+        if (expectedAddress == null) {
+            if (deserializedAddress == null) {
+                // ok, do nothing.
+            } else {
+                System.err.println("Error checking " + " Address, expected:"
+                        + Arrays.toString(expectedAddress) + ", got: "
+                        + Arrays.toString(deserializedAddress));
+                failed = true;
+            }
+        } else if (!Arrays.equals(expectedAddress, deserializedAddress)) {
+            System.err.println("Error checking "
+                    + // versionStr +
+                    " Address, expected: " + Arrays.toString(expectedAddress)
+                    + ", got: " + Arrays.toString(deserializedAddress));
+            failed = true;
+        } else {
+            System.err.println("Address equality "
+                    + // versionStr +
+                    " Address, expected: " + Arrays.toString(expectedAddress)
+                    + ", got: " + Arrays.toString(deserializedAddress));
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void assertScopeIdEqual(int expectedScopeId, int deserializedScopeId) {
+        System.err.println("Inet6AddressSerializationTest.assertScopeIdEqual:");
+        if (expectedScopeId != deserializedScopeId) {
+            System.err.println("Error checking " + " ScopeId, expected:"
+                    + expectedScopeId + ", got: " + deserializedScopeId);
+            failed = true;
+        } else {
+            System.err.println("ScopeId equality "
+                    + // versionStr +
+                    " ScopeId, expected: " + expectedScopeId + ", got: "
+                    + deserializedScopeId);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void assertNetworkInterfaceNameEqual(String expectedNetworkIfName,
+            NetworkInterface deserializedNetworkInterface) {
+
+        if (deserializedNetworkInterface != null) {
+            String deserializedNetworkIfName = deserializedNetworkInterface
+                    .getName();
+            System.err
+                    .println("Inet6AddressSerializationTest.assertHostNameEqual:");
+            if (expectedNetworkIfName == null) {
+                if (deserializedNetworkIfName == null) {
+                    // ok, do nothing.
+                } else {
+                    System.err.println("Error checking "
+                            + " NetworkIfName, expected: "
+                            + expectedNetworkIfName + ", got: "
+                            + deserializedNetworkIfName);
+                    failed = true;
+                }
+            } else if (!expectedNetworkIfName.equals(deserializedNetworkIfName)) {
+                System.err.println("Error checking "
+                        + " NetworkIfName, expected: " + expectedNetworkIfName
+                        + ", got: " + deserializedNetworkIfName);
+                failed = true;
+            } else {
+                System.err.println("NetworkIfName equality "
+                        + " NetworkIfName, expected: " + expectedNetworkIfName
+                        + ", got: " + deserializedNetworkIfName);
+            }
+        } else {
+            System.err
+                    .println("Warning "
+                            + " NetworkInterface  expected, but is null - ifname not relevant on deserializing host");
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void assertNetworkInterfaceEqual(
+            NetworkInterface expectedNetworkInterface,
+            NetworkInterface deserializedNetworkInterface) {
+        System.err
+                .println("Inet6AddressSerializationTest.assertNetworkInterfaceEqual:");
+        if (expectedNetworkInterface == null) {
+            if (deserializedNetworkInterface == null) {
+                // ok, do nothing.
+                System.err.println("Network Interface equality "
+                        + " NetworkInterface, expected:"
+                        + expectedNetworkInterface + ", got :"
+                        + deserializedNetworkInterface);
+            } else {
+                System.err.println("Error checking "
+                        + " NetworkInterface, expected:"
+                        + expectedNetworkInterface + ", got :"
+                        + deserializedNetworkInterface);
+                failed = true;
+            }
+        } else if (!expectedNetworkInterface
+                .equals(deserializedNetworkInterface)) {
+            System.err.println("Error checking "
+                    + // versionStr +
+                    " NetworkInterface, expected:" + expectedNetworkInterface
+                    + ", got :" + deserializedNetworkInterface);
+            failed = true;
+        } else {
+            System.err.println("Network Interface equality "
+                    + " NetworkInterface, expected:" + expectedNetworkInterface
+                    + ", got :" + deserializedNetworkInterface);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void equal(Object expected, Object got) {
+        if (expected == null) {
+            if (got == null) {
+                // ok, do nothing.
+            } else {
+                System.err.println("Error checking "
+                        + " serial data, expected:" + expected + ", got :"
+                        + got);
+                failed = true;
+            }
+        } else if (!expected.equals(got)) {
+            System.err.println("Error checking " + // versionStr +
+                    " serial data, expected:" + expected + ", got :" + got);
+            failed = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Used to generate serialData.
+    static byte[] generateSerializedInet6AddressData(Inet6Address addr,
+            PrintStream out, boolean outputToFile) throws IOException {
+        ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        try (ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(bos)) {
+            oos.writeObject(addr);
+        }
+
+        String ifname = getIfName(addr);
+        byte[] ba = bos.toByteArray();
+        if (out != null) {
+            out.format("static final byte[] SerialData" + ifname + " = {\n");
+            for (int i = 0; i < ba.length; i++) {
+                out.format(" (byte)0x%02X", ba[i]);
+                if (i != (ba.length - 1))
+                    out.format(",");
+                if (((i + 1) % 6) == 0)
+                    out.format("\n");
+            }
+            out.format(" };\n \n");
+        }
+        if (outputToFile) {
+            serializeInet6AddressToFile(addr);
+        }
+        return ba;
+    }
+
+    private static String getIfName(Inet6Address inet6Addr) {
+        String ifname;
+        if (inet6Addr.getScopedInterface() != null) {
+            ifname = "_ifname_" + inet6Addr.getScopedInterface().getName();
+        } else {
+            ifname = "_ifname_"
+                    + Integer.valueOf(inet6Addr.getScopeId()).toString();
+        }
+        return ifname;
+    }
+
+    static void generateAllInet6AddressSerializedData() throws IOException {
+        // System.err.println("generateAllInet6AddressSerializedData: enter ....");
+
+        List<Inet6Address> inet6Addresses;
+
+        try {
+            inet6Addresses = getAllInet6Addresses();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            throw new IOException(e);
+        }
+
+        for (Inet6Address inet6Address : inet6Addresses) {
+            generateSerializedInet6AddressData(inet6Address, System.out, true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void serializeInet6AddressToFile(Inet6Address inet6Addr) {
+
+        // System.err
+        // .println("serializeInet6AddressToIPV6AddressFile: enter ....");
+
+        FileOutputStream fOut = null;
+        String inet6AddressOutputFilename = null;
+        inet6AddressOutputFilename = createOutputFileName(inet6Addr);
+        try {
+            fOut = new FileOutputStream(inet6AddressOutputFilename);
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException fnfEx) {
+
+            fnfEx.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        ObjectOutputStream ooStream = null;
+        try {
+            if (fOut != null) {
+                ooStream = new ObjectOutputStream(fOut);
+            } else {
+                System.err.println("Problem initilising Object output stream ");
+                System.exit(-1);
+            }
+
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            System.exit(-1);
+        }
+
+        // serialise the last Inet6Address
+        /*
+         * System.err
+         * .println("serializeInet6AddressToIPV6AddressFile scoped iface:  \n" +
+         * inet6Addr.getScopedInterface());
+         */
+        try {
+            ooStream.writeObject(inet6Addr);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            ex.printStackTrace();
+            System.exit(-1);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            ooStream.close();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String createOutputFileName(Inet6Address inet6Addr) {
+        String inet6AddressOutputFilename;
+        if (inet6Addr.getScopedInterface() != null) {
+            inet6AddressOutputFilename = "IPV6Address_"
+                    + inet6Addr.getScopedInterface().getName() + ".out";
+        } else {
+            inet6AddressOutputFilename = "IPV6Address_"
+                    + Integer.valueOf(inet6Addr.getScopeId()).toString()
+                    + ".out";
+        }
+        return inet6AddressOutputFilename;
+    }
+
+    // --- Generated data ---
+    // JDK7 output java Inet6AddressSerializationTest generate.
+
+    // loopback lo0 interface on Solaris 10
+
+    static final byte[] JDK7Inet6AddressSerialData = { (byte) 0xAC,
+            (byte) 0xED, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x05, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x72,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x15, (byte) 0x6A, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x76,
+            (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x2E, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74,
+            (byte) 0x2E, (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74,
+            (byte) 0x36, (byte) 0x41, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72,
+            (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x7C,
+            (byte) 0x20, (byte) 0x81, (byte) 0x52, (byte) 0x2C, (byte) 0x80,
+            (byte) 0x21, (byte) 0x03, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x05, (byte) 0x49,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x63, (byte) 0x6F,
+            (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x64,
+            (byte) 0x5A, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x0C, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x63,
+            (byte) 0x6F, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x69,
+            (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74,
+            (byte) 0x5A, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x10, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x63,
+            (byte) 0x6F, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x69,
+            (byte) 0x66, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x65,
+            (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x4C,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x06, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x66, (byte) 0x6E,
+            (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x12, (byte) 0x4C, (byte) 0x6A, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x76,
+            (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x2F, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6E,
+            (byte) 0x67, (byte) 0x2F, (byte) 0x53, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x72,
+            (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x67, (byte) 0x3B, (byte) 0x5B,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x09, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x61,
+            (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73,
+            (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x5B,
+            (byte) 0x42, (byte) 0x78, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x14,
+            (byte) 0x6A, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x76, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x2E,
+            (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x2E, (byte) 0x49,
+            (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x41, (byte) 0x64,
+            (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x73,
+            (byte) 0x2D, (byte) 0x9B, (byte) 0x57, (byte) 0xAF, (byte) 0x9F,
+            (byte) 0xE3, (byte) 0xEB, (byte) 0xDB, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x03, (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x07, (byte) 0x61,
+            (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73,
+            (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x06, (byte) 0x66,
+            (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x79,
+            (byte) 0x4C, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x68, (byte) 0x6F,
+            (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x4E, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6D,
+            (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x71, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x7E, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x01, (byte) 0x78, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x09, (byte) 0x6C,
+            (byte) 0x6F, (byte) 0x63, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x68,
+            (byte) 0x6F, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x01, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x70,
+            (byte) 0x75, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x5B,
+            (byte) 0x42, (byte) 0xAC, (byte) 0xF3, (byte) 0x17, (byte) 0xF8,
+            (byte) 0x06, (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x54, (byte) 0xE0, (byte) 0x02,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x78, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x10, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x01, (byte) 0x78 };
+
+    // JDK8 output java Inet6AddressSerializationTest generate.
+    // loopback lo0 interface on Solaris 10
+
+    static final byte[] JDK8Inet6AddressSerialData = { (byte) 0xAC,
+            (byte) 0xED, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x05, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x72,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x15, (byte) 0x6A, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x76,
+            (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x2E, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74,
+            (byte) 0x2E, (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74,
+            (byte) 0x36, (byte) 0x41, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72,
+            (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x7C,
+            (byte) 0x20, (byte) 0x81, (byte) 0x52, (byte) 0x2C, (byte) 0x80,
+            (byte) 0x21, (byte) 0x03, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x05, (byte) 0x49,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x63, (byte) 0x6F,
+            (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x64,
+            (byte) 0x5A, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x0C, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x63,
+            (byte) 0x6F, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x69,
+            (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74,
+            (byte) 0x5A, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x10, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x63,
+            (byte) 0x6F, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x69,
+            (byte) 0x66, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x65,
+            (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x4C,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x06, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x66, (byte) 0x6E,
+            (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x12, (byte) 0x4C, (byte) 0x6A, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x76,
+            (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x2F, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6E,
+            (byte) 0x67, (byte) 0x2F, (byte) 0x53, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x72,
+            (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x67, (byte) 0x3B, (byte) 0x5B,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x09, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x61,
+            (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73,
+            (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x5B,
+            (byte) 0x42, (byte) 0x78, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x14,
+            (byte) 0x6A, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x76, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x2E,
+            (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x2E, (byte) 0x49,
+            (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x41, (byte) 0x64,
+            (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x73,
+            (byte) 0x2D, (byte) 0x9B, (byte) 0x57, (byte) 0xAF, (byte) 0x9F,
+            (byte) 0xE3, (byte) 0xEB, (byte) 0xDB, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x03, (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x07, (byte) 0x61,
+            (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73,
+            (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x06, (byte) 0x66,
+            (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x79,
+            (byte) 0x4C, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x68, (byte) 0x6F,
+            (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x4E, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6D,
+            (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x71, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x7E, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x01, (byte) 0x78, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x09, (byte) 0x6C,
+            (byte) 0x6F, (byte) 0x63, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x68,
+            (byte) 0x6F, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x01, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x70,
+            (byte) 0x75, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x5B,
+            (byte) 0x42, (byte) 0xAC, (byte) 0xF3, (byte) 0x17, (byte) 0xF8,
+            (byte) 0x06, (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x54, (byte) 0xE0, (byte) 0x02,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x78, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x10, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x01, (byte) 0x78 };
+
+    // java Inet6AddressSerializationTest generateAll produces this inet6address
+    // serial data
+    // jdk8 generated serialization of on address fe80:0:0:0:21b:24ff:febd:f29c
+    // net if e1000g0
+
+    static final byte[] SerialData_ifname_e1000g0 = { (byte) 0xAC, (byte) 0xED,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x05, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x15, (byte) 0x6A, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x76, (byte) 0x61,
+            (byte) 0x2E, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x2E,
+            (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x36,
+            (byte) 0x41, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65,
+            (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x7C, (byte) 0x20,
+            (byte) 0x81, (byte) 0x52, (byte) 0x2C, (byte) 0x80, (byte) 0x21,
+            (byte) 0x03, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x05, (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x63, (byte) 0x6F, (byte) 0x70,
+            (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x5A,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x0C, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x63, (byte) 0x6F,
+            (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x64,
+            (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x5A,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x10, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x63, (byte) 0x6F,
+            (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x66,
+            (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F,
+            (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x4C, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x06, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x66, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x61,
+            (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x12,
+            (byte) 0x4C, (byte) 0x6A, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x76, (byte) 0x61,
+            (byte) 0x2F, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x67,
+            (byte) 0x2F, (byte) 0x53, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x69,
+            (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x67, (byte) 0x3B, (byte) 0x5B, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x09, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x64,
+            (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x73,
+            (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x5B, (byte) 0x42,
+            (byte) 0x78, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x14, (byte) 0x6A,
+            (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x76, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x2E, (byte) 0x6E,
+            (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x2E, (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x6E,
+            (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x41, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x64,
+            (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x2D,
+            (byte) 0x9B, (byte) 0x57, (byte) 0xAF, (byte) 0x9F, (byte) 0xE3,
+            (byte) 0xEB, (byte) 0xDB, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x03,
+            (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x07, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x64,
+            (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x73,
+            (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x06, (byte) 0x66, (byte) 0x61,
+            (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x79, (byte) 0x4C,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x68, (byte) 0x6F, (byte) 0x73,
+            (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x4E, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x65,
+            (byte) 0x71, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x7E, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x01,
+            (byte) 0x78, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02,
+            (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x25, (byte) 0x66, (byte) 0x65,
+            (byte) 0x38, (byte) 0x30, (byte) 0x3A, (byte) 0x30, (byte) 0x3A,
+            (byte) 0x30, (byte) 0x3A, (byte) 0x30, (byte) 0x3A, (byte) 0x32,
+            (byte) 0x31, (byte) 0x62, (byte) 0x3A, (byte) 0x32, (byte) 0x34,
+            (byte) 0x66, (byte) 0x66, (byte) 0x3A, (byte) 0x66, (byte) 0x65,
+            (byte) 0x62, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x3A, (byte) 0x66, (byte) 0x32,
+            (byte) 0x39, (byte) 0x63, (byte) 0x25, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x31,
+            (byte) 0x30, (byte) 0x30, (byte) 0x30, (byte) 0x67, (byte) 0x30,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x01,
+            (byte) 0x01, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x07, (byte) 0x65,
+            (byte) 0x31, (byte) 0x30, (byte) 0x30, (byte) 0x30, (byte) 0x67,
+            (byte) 0x30, (byte) 0x75, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02,
+            (byte) 0x5B, (byte) 0x42, (byte) 0xAC, (byte) 0xF3, (byte) 0x17,
+            (byte) 0xF8, (byte) 0x06, (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x54, (byte) 0xE0,
+            (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x78, (byte) 0x70,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x10, (byte) 0xFE,
+            (byte) 0x80, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x1B, (byte) 0x24,
+            (byte) 0xFF, (byte) 0xFE, (byte) 0xBD, (byte) 0xF2, (byte) 0x9C,
+            (byte) 0x78 };
+
+    // jdk8 generated serialization of address 0::1 on net if lo0 hostname
+    // localhost scope_id 1
+
+    static final byte[] SerialData_ifname_lo0 = { (byte) 0xAC, (byte) 0xED,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x05, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x15, (byte) 0x6A, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x76, (byte) 0x61,
+            (byte) 0x2E, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x2E,
+            (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x36,
+            (byte) 0x41, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65,
+            (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x7C, (byte) 0x20,
+            (byte) 0x81, (byte) 0x52, (byte) 0x2C, (byte) 0x80, (byte) 0x21,
+            (byte) 0x03, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x05, (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x63, (byte) 0x6F, (byte) 0x70,
+            (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x5A,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x0C, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x63, (byte) 0x6F,
+            (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x64,
+            (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x5A,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x10, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x63, (byte) 0x6F,
+            (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x66,
+            (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x5F,
+            (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x4C, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x06, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x66, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x61,
+            (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x12,
+            (byte) 0x4C, (byte) 0x6A, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x76, (byte) 0x61,
+            (byte) 0x2F, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x67,
+            (byte) 0x2F, (byte) 0x53, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x69,
+            (byte) 0x6E, (byte) 0x67, (byte) 0x3B, (byte) 0x5B, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x09, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x64,
+            (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x73,
+            (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x5B, (byte) 0x42,
+            (byte) 0x78, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x14, (byte) 0x6A,
+            (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x76, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x2E, (byte) 0x6E,
+            (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x2E, (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x6E,
+            (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x41, (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x64,
+            (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x2D,
+            (byte) 0x9B, (byte) 0x57, (byte) 0xAF, (byte) 0x9F, (byte) 0xE3,
+            (byte) 0xEB, (byte) 0xDB, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x03,
+            (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x07, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x64,
+            (byte) 0x64, (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x65, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x73,
+            (byte) 0x49, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x06, (byte) 0x66, (byte) 0x61,
+            (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x69, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x79, (byte) 0x4C,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x68, (byte) 0x6F, (byte) 0x73,
+            (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x4E, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6D, (byte) 0x65,
+            (byte) 0x71, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x7E, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x01,
+            (byte) 0x78, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02,
+            (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x09, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x6F,
+            (byte) 0x63, (byte) 0x61, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x68, (byte) 0x6F,
+            (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x01, (byte) 0x01, (byte) 0x01, (byte) 0x74, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x03, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x6F, (byte) 0x30, (byte) 0x75,
+            (byte) 0x72, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x5B, (byte) 0x42,
+            (byte) 0xAC, (byte) 0xF3, (byte) 0x17, (byte) 0xF8, (byte) 0x06,
+            (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x54, (byte) 0xE0, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x78, (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x10, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x01, (byte) 0x78 };
+
+}
+
+class MockLo0Inet6Address {
+
+    private static final byte[] LOOPBACKIPV6ADDRESS = { (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x01 };
+
+    private static final String LOCALHOSTNAME = "localhost";
+
+    private static final String LO0HOSTADDRESS = "0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1%lo0";
+
+    private static final String BARE_LO0HOSTADDRESS = "0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1";
+
+    private static final String LO0HOSTADDRESS_WITHINDEX = "0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1%1";
+
+    private static final int SCOPE_ID_LO0 = 1;
+
+    private static final int SCOPE_ID_ZERO = 0;
+
+    public static final String NETWORK_IF_LO0 = "lo0";
+
+    static String getHostName() {
+        return LOCALHOSTNAME;
+    }
+
+    static String getHostAddress() {
+        return LO0HOSTADDRESS;
+    }
+
+    static String getBareHostAddress() {
+        return BARE_LO0HOSTADDRESS;
+    }
+
+    static String getHostAddressWithIndex() {
+        return LO0HOSTADDRESS_WITHINDEX;
+    }
+
+    static byte[] getAddress() {
+        return LOOPBACKIPV6ADDRESS;
+    }
+
+    static int getScopeId() {
+        return SCOPE_ID_LO0;
+    }
+
+    static int getScopeZero() {
+        return SCOPE_ID_ZERO;
+    }
+
+    static String getScopeIfName() {
+        return NETWORK_IF_LO0;
+    }
+
+}
+
+class MockE1000g0Inet6Address {
+
+    // fe80::21b:24ff:febd:f29c
+    private static final byte[] E1000G0IPV6ADDRESS = { (byte) 0xfe,
+            (byte) 0x80, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00,
+            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x1b, (byte) 0x24,
+            (byte) 0xff, (byte) 0xfe, (byte) 0xbd, (byte) 0xf2, (byte) 0x9c };
+
+    private static final String E1000G0HOSTNAME = "fe80:0:0:0:21b:24ff:febd:f29c%e1000g0";
+
+    private static final String BARE_E1000G0HOSTADDRESS = "fe80:0:0:0:21b:24ff:febd:f29c";
+
+    private static final String E1000G0HOSTADDRESS_WITHINDEX = "fe80:0:0:0:21b:24ff:febd:f29c%2";
+
+    private static final String E1000G0HOSTADDRESS = "fe80:0:0:0:21b:24ff:febd:f29c%e1000g0";
+
+    private static final String NETWORK_IF_E1000G0 = "e1000g0";
+
+    private static final int SCOPE_ID_E1000G0 = 2;
+
+    private static final int SCOPE_ID_ZERO = 0;
+
+    static String getHostName() {
+        return E1000G0HOSTNAME;
+    }
+
+    static String getHostAddress() {
+        return E1000G0HOSTADDRESS;
+    }
+
+    static String getHostAddressWithIndex() {
+        return E1000G0HOSTADDRESS_WITHINDEX;
+    }
+
+    static String getBareHostAddress() {
+        return BARE_E1000G0HOSTADDRESS;
+    }
+
+    static byte[] getAddress() {
+        return E1000G0IPV6ADDRESS;
+    }
+
+    static int getScopeId() {
+        return SCOPE_ID_E1000G0;
+    }
+
+    static int getScopeZero() {
+        return SCOPE_ID_ZERO;
+    }
+
+    static String getScopeIfName() {
+        return NETWORK_IF_E1000G0;
+    }
+
+}