RFR: JDK-8282798 java.lang.runtime.Carrier [v4]

[Jim Laskey]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:53:39 GMT, Jim Laskey <jlaskey at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/runtime/Carrier.java line 346:
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>>> 344:              * Carrier for longs and integers.
>>> 345:              */
>>> 346:             private final int[] integers;
>> 
>> I believe (@rose00 correct me if I'm wrong) that an `int[]` doesn't guarantee proper 64-but alignment of the first element in the array in 32-bit platforms. We ran into similar issues with the MemorySegment API, I believe. I think using a `long[]` if you want explicit 64-bit alignment is the safest choice.
>
> Makes sense. Easy change.

Done

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7744