Chen Liang

TYPE_CODEC -> REGISTRY_CODEC

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Currently, we have a lot of TYPE_CODEC, which are general registry-backed codecs. It works like this: Decoding: decodes object type with a registry instance, then use the object type's provided...

Weird javadoc redirecting

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`https://maven.fabricmc.net/docs/yarn-21w06a+build.5` redirects to `https://maven.fabricmc.net/yarn-21w06a+build.5/` while `https://maven.fabricmc.net/docs/yarn-21w06a+build.5/` (requires the `/` slash in the end) works. same for http vs https. same for the loader javadoc. `https://maven.fabricmc.net/docs/fabric-loader-0.11.1` redirects to `https://maven.fabricmc.net/fabric-loader-0.11.1/` `https://maven.fabricmc.net/docs/fabric-loader-0.11.1/` works....

8338544: Dedicated Array class descriptor implementation

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@cl4es discovered that Stack Map generation in ClassFile API uses `componentType` and `arrayType` for `aaload` `aastore` instructions, which are currently quite slow. We can split out array class descriptors from...

8342469: Improve API documentation for java.lang.classfile.instruction

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Improve the documentation for classfile instructions. Includes links to all opcodes, usage notes for instructions, and other various fixes. --------- ### Progress - [x] Change must be properly reviewed (1...

8342865: Use type parameter for Class::getPrimitiveClass

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Discovered this small cleanup while looking at wrapper class code. --------- ### Progress - [ ] Change must be properly reviewed (1 review required, with at least 1 [Reviewer](https://openjdk.org/bylaws#reviewer)) -...

8342206: Convenience method to check if a ClassEntry matches a ClassDesc

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Currently, to efficiently check if a `ClassEntry`, such as one from an `InvokeInstruction`, is of a particular class, we use such a pattern (as seen in JEP 486 [Appendix](https://openjdk.org/jeps/486#Appendix)): ```java...

8351362: Post-process @Strict annotation for testing

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Added a test tool to strictify files and migrated the existing StrictFinalInstanceFieldsTest as an example. --------- ### Progress - [x] Change must not contain extraneous whitespace ### Issue * [JDK-8351362](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8351362):...

8348606: [lworld] Substitutability test may perform heap allocations

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Update substitutability test to use MethodHandles that access independent primitive/pointer instead heap reallocated copies of inlined values with an object header. Need long-term solution for user MethodHandle that accesses nested...

8356548: Avoid using ASM to parse latest class files in tests

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For early eval; test by changing the ClassReader max accepted version of test ASM to 24 instead of 25 --------- ### Progress - [ ] Change must be properly reviewed...

Document IAE for Unsafe offset methods

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Unsafe throws IAE for misusing static vs instance fields, and it's revealed that AtomicXxxFieldUpdaters are using this mechanism to reject static fields. This is not a good practice, but we...