RFR: JDK-8225056 VM support for sealed classes

[Harold Seigel]

Hi Mandy,

Thanks for the suggestions.  They have been incorporated in the revised 
webrev.

    http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~hseigel/webrev.01/webrev/

Harold

On 5/20/2020 1:05 PM, Mandy Chung wrote:
> Hi Vicente,
>
> On 5/20/20 8:40 AM, Vicente Romero wrote:
>> Hi David,
>>
>>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Class.java
>>>
>>> There needs to be a CSR request for these changes.
>>
>> yes there is one already: 
>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8244556
>
> Adding to David's comment w.r.t. @throws IAE:
>
> The Class::getXXX APIs returns `Class` or `Class[]` if the result is 
> about type(s).  This new `getPermittedSubclasses` returns 
> `ClassDesc[]`.   I wonder if this should be renamed to 
> `permittedSubclasses` to follow the convention of the new APIs added 
> to support descriptors e.g. `describeConstable`
>
> Nit: {@linkplain Class} should be {@code Class}
>
> Mandy