MethodParameters format change

[Eric McCorkle]

I want to give everyone advanced warning that I'm going to be submitting
a patch for review that will change the class file format for
MethodParameters attributes as output by javac, with the aim of pushing
it in the very near future.

This change is in keeping with changes to the spec, which can be found here:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~abuckley/8misc.pdf

Please note: for the time being, hotspot will recognize and parse class
files with both the old format (with u4 flags), as well as the new.
However, this is *not* permanent, and I will eventually submit a patch
which removes the ability to parse class files with the u4 flags.

Applications that will be affected should take note.  If you need me to
delay this patch for a brief term, please let me know.

Thanks,
Eric
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