[code-reflection] RFR: Remove bytecode dialect [v14]

[Paul Sandoz]

On Fri, 9 Feb 2024 13:42:22 GMT, Adam Sotona <asotona at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This patch re-implements `BytecodeLift` to lift from bytecode directly to the core dialect
>> and removes `BytecodeInstructionOps` with the bytecode dialect.
>> 
>> Implementation is complete up to the point of passing all current tests.
>> 
>> Please review.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Adam
>
> Adam Sotona has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Reverted some locals-related changes

Thanks for the details, i now have a better appreciation of the complexities. Expanding the coverage of both lowering and lifting would be good. Fuzzing bytecode and then lifting would be a good stress test!

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/babylon/pull/16#issuecomment-1939950624