8260221: java.util.Formatter throws wrong exception for mismatched flags in %% conversion

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Updating the specification to reflect well-established behavior in Formatter when incorrect flags used for %.

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• JDK-8260221: java.util.Formatter throws wrong exception for mismatched flags in %% conversion

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• Stuart Marks (@stuart-marks - Reviewer)

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• 40ae993: 8261027: AArch64: Support for LSE atomics C++ HotSpot code
• 9ffabf3: 8252971: WindowsFileAttributes does not know about Unix domain sockets
• 682e78e: 8261071: AArch64: Refactor interpreter native wrappers
• ebaa58d: 8261505: Test test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/parallel/TestDynShrinkHeap.java killed by Linux OOM Killer
• 3210095: 8261079: Fix support for @hidden in classes and interfaces
• 9c0ec8d: 8260941: Remove the conc_scan parameter for CardTable
• da9895a: 8261499: Simplify HTML for javadoc links
• 0779add: 8255059: Regressions >5% in all Javadoc benchmarks in 16-b19
• 6a84ec6: 8260044: Parallel GC: Concurrent allocation after heap expansion may cause unnecessary full gc
• 92ff891: 8261593: Do not use NULL pointer as write buffer parameter in jfrEmergencyDump.cpp write_repository_files
• ... and 165 more: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/compare/02d586e13edcdf6be03b15e9416cc63b6ea1c8c1...master

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@stuart-marks @igraves Since your change was applied there have been 180 commits pushed to the master branch:

• 6475d47: 8261655: [PPC64] Build broken after JDK-8260941
• c0e805a: 8261654: Missing license header in Signatures.java
• b670efd: 8261072: AArch64: Fix MacroAssembler::get_thread convention
• 59b8d59: 8261481: Cannot read Kerberos settings in dynamic store on macOS Big Sur
• 9f81ca8: 8261230: GC tracing of page sizes are wrong in a few places
• 40ae993: 8261027: AArch64: Support for LSE atomics C++ HotSpot code
• 9ffabf3: 8252971: WindowsFileAttributes does not know about Unix domain sockets
• 682e78e: 8261071: AArch64: Refactor interpreter native wrappers
• ebaa58d: 8261505: Test test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/parallel/TestDynShrinkHeap.java killed by Linux OOM Killer
• 3210095: 8261079: Fix support for @hidden in classes and interfaces
• ... and 170 more: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/compare/02d586e13edcdf6be03b15e9416cc63b6ea1c8c1...master

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