RFR: 8290036: Define and specify Runtime shutdown sequence [v7]

[Stuart Marks]

On Thu, 1 Sep 2022 06:31:11 GMT, David Holmes <dholmes at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> There are subtle differences (invoking a virtual Thread's run method directly does no nothing) but that is too much detail and would confusing to say anything about in the introduction paragraphs.
>> 
>> The following is closer to what I think we should have. The existing paragraph 2 describes starting a thread so this is where the Thread.run method is introduced. Paragraph 3 follows to describe termination.
>> 
>> 
>>  * <p> {@code Thread} defines constructors and a {@link Builder} to create threads.
>>  * {@linkplain #start() Starting} a thread schedules it to execute its {@link #run() run}
>>  * method. The newly started thread executes concurrently with the thread that caused
>>  * it to start.
>>  *
>>  * <p> A thread <i>terminates</i> if either its {@code run} method completes normally,
>>  * or if its {@code run} method completes abruptly and the appropriate {@linkplain
>>  * Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler uncaught exception handler} completes normally or
>>  * abruptly. With no code left to run, the thread has completed execution. Thread
>>  * defines the {@link #join() join} method to wait for a thread to terminate.
>
> That sounds reasonable to me.

OK, I've applied Alan's suggestion with slight edits.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/9437