Request for Review JDK-8006948: Update javac for MethodParameters format change

[Eric McCorkle]

Update to the context for this patch:

I have implemented it's accompanying hotspot patch, JDK-8006949, such
that hotspot will recognize and load *both* kinds of classfiles: those
with u2 flags as well as those with u4.

Therefore, I will push JDK-8006949, and wait for it to propagate from
hsx to tl before pushing this patch.

However, I would still appreciate reviews in the mean time.

On 01/25/13 12:49, Eric McCorkle wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Please review this change, which updates javac and the classfile library
> to reflect changes in the class file format of MethodParameters attributes.
> 
> The webrev is here:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~emc/8006948/webrev.00/
> 
> The latest version of the spec can be found here:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~abuckley/8.misc
> 
> The enhancement request is here:
> http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=8006948
> 
> 
> Note that this will break compatibility with existing versions.
> Furthermore, the companion changeset for hotspot will go into hsx, and
> will take some time to propagate to TL.  However, there are no tests
> enabled at this point that rely on the old binary format, so there
> should be no JPRT failures arising from this fix.
> 
> Thanks,
> Eric
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