RFR: 8286849: Use @Stable for generic repositories

Tue May 24 00:43:41 UTC 2022

On Tue, 17 May 2022 04:40:50 GMT, liach <duke at openjdk.java.net> wrote:

> Generic repositories, the implementation detail for generic information in core reflection, can be updated to use the `@Stable` annotation to replace their `volatile` access. Their existing accessor code is already safe, reading the cache fields only once.
> 
> In addition, fixed potentially non-thread-safe `genericInfo` access in `Method`, `Field`, and `RecordComponent`.

Just curious about any performance benefits of this patch?

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8742