8006409: ThreadLocalRandom should dropping padding fields from its serialized form

[Alan Bateman]

On 25/02/2013 21:46, Chris Hegarty wrote:
> [ Subject: 8006409: ThreadLocalRandom should drop padding fields
>   from its serialized form (was: Re: RFR (S): CR 8005926: (thread)
>   Merge ThreadLocalRandom state into java.lang.Thread) ]
>
> I think we are in agreement that the pad fields can safely be removed 
> from the serial form. No problem. To remain compatible with the TLR 
> implementation in jdk7, and to have a reconstituted TLR behave 
> reasonably, we need to continue to write a sensible value for rnd.
>
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~chegar/8006409/webrev.00/webrev/
>
> If I can get agreement on this simple change, I'll finalize the "spec" 
> change, with respect to the serial form of TLR, and hopefully we can 
> put this one to bed.
>
> -Chris.
This looks good to me too.

-Alan