RFR: 8071693: Introspector ignores default interface methods [v4]

Fri Apr 21 05:27:45 UTC 2023

On Thu, 20 Apr 2023 22:21:39 GMT, Archie L. Cobbs <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> > The fix overall looks fine, but I'm not seeing why you think it needs a CSR. It is just a bug fix.
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> I'm not sure if it does or not. According to the [CSR FAQ](https://wiki.openjdk.org/display/csr/CSR+FAQs), _Behavioral compatibility involves operational equivalence; with "the same" inputs, does a program behave "the same way" before and after a change._
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> I've been dinged before for mere "bug fixes" without a CSR (see for example #10856 which made the compiler behave more closely to the spec and was eventually reverted because of it :) So, just being conservative I guess.
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> I'd be happy to be wrong. @jddarcy, your opinion?

Hmmm. I'm not an expert on Introspectors, but my impression is the behavior change is CSR-worthy. HTH

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/13544#issuecomment-1517278847