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[Android] Filter legacy time zones without unversioned tzlookup.xml - #132401

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Summary

  • use Android's versioned time zone data directory when available, preserving the matching tzlookup.xml metadata
  • fall back to ICU canonical-location IDs when tzlookup.xml is missing or unreadable
  • register the native fallback for statically linked CoreCLR and provide the Apple-mobile placeholder
  • re-enable the Android time zone regression tests

This removes legacy aliases from TimeZoneInfo.GetSystemTimeZones() without changing direct lookup through FindSystemTimeZoneById.

Fixes #90269
Fixes #117731

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  • Android arm64 CoreCLR + libraries Release build
  • full System.Runtime.Tests on a physical Android 16 / API 36 arm64 device: 77,575 run, 0 failed
  • iOS simulator arm64 native libraries build
  • checked desktop native/CoreLib build and both targeted time zone tests

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Prefer Android's versioned tzlookup metadata and fall back to ICU canonical location IDs when that metadata is unavailable.

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Pull request overview

This PR updates Android time zone enumeration so TimeZoneInfo.GetSystemTimeZones() can filter legacy/backward aliases more reliably by preferring Android’s versioned tzdata directories when present and falling back when tzlookup.xml isn’t available, while re-enabling related regression tests.

Changes:

  • Prefer the APEX versioned tzdata directory (etc/tz/versioned/<format-major>) when available, with fallback directory probing.
  • Add an ICU-based native/managed fallback path to obtain canonical-location time zone IDs when tzlookup.xml is missing/unreadable.
  • Re-enable Android time zone regression tests by removing ActiveIssue gating.

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src/native/libs/System.Globalization.Native/pal_timeZoneInfo.h Declares a new native export for enumerating canonical-location zone IDs.
src/native/libs/System.Globalization.Native/pal_timeZoneInfo.c Implements ICU-backed enumeration of canonical-location time zone IDs.
src/native/libs/System.Globalization.Native/pal_placeholders.c Adds a placeholder stub for the new native export on unsupported platforms.
src/native/libs/System.Globalization.Native/entrypoints.c Registers the new export in the globalization native entrypoint table (non-wasm).
src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Interop.TimeZoneInfo.cs Adds LibraryImport for the new native canonical-location IDs export.
src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/TimeZoneInfo.Unix.Android.cs Uses versioned tzdata directory when available and falls back to ICU canonical-location IDs when tzlookup.xml is missing/unreadable.
src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System.Runtime.Tests/System/TimeZoneInfoTests.cs Re-enables Android time zone regression tests by removing ActiveIssue exclusions.

Comment on lines +395 to +415
char[] buffer = new char[bufferLength];
if (Interop.Globalization.GetCanonicalLocationTimeZoneIds(buffer, bufferLength) != bufferLength)
{
return null;
}

HashSet<string> ids = new HashSet<string>();
int index = 0;
while (index < bufferLength)
{
int idLength = buffer[index++];
if (idLength == 0 || idLength > bufferLength - index)
{
return null;
}

ids.Add(new string(buffer, index, idLength));
index += idLength;
}

return ids;
Comment on lines +251 to +256
int32_t GlobalizationNative_GetCanonicalLocationTimeZoneIds(
UChar* value, int32_t valueLength)
{
assert_msg(false, "Not supported on this platform", 0);
return 0;
}
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