src/jdk.net/share/classes/jdk/net/RdmaSocketOptions.java

@@ -239,10 +239,12 @@
             Class<PlatformRdmaSocketOptions> c;
             try {
                 c = (Class<PlatformRdmaSocketOptions>)Class.forName(cn);
                 return c.getConstructor(new Class<?>[] { }).newInstance();
             } catch (ReflectiveOperationException x) {
+                if (x.getCause() instanceof UnsupportedOperationException)
+                    throw (UnsupportedOperationException)x.getCause();
                 throw new AssertionError(x);
             }
         }
 
         private static PlatformRdmaSocketOptions create() {

@@ -250,12 +252,17 @@
                     new PrivilegedAction<String>() {
                         public String run() {
                             return System.getProperty("os.name");
                         }
                     });
-            if ("Linux".equals(osname))
+            if ("Linux".equals(osname)) {
+                try {
                 return newInstance("jdk.net.LinuxRdmaSocketOptions");
+                } catch (UnsupportedOperationException uoe) {
+                    return new PlatformRdmaSocketOptions();
+                }
+            }
             return new PlatformRdmaSocketOptions();
         }
 
         private static final PlatformRdmaSocketOptions instance = create();