RFR: JDK-8302360 Atomic*.compareAndExchange Javadoc unclear
David Holmes
dholmes at openjdk.org
Tue Mar 7 02:47:16 UTC 2023
On Mon, 6 Mar 2023 13:23:59 GMT, Viktor Klang <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:
> I think the following proposal is very non-invasive and merely draws attention to the fact that "witness value" is a specific term related to the notion of these atomic methods.
>
> It's a small change which I think provides additional clarity, see JBS for the discussion on the topic.
Changes requested by dholmes (Reviewer).
src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicReference.java line 357:
> 355: * @param newValue the new value
> 356: * @return the <em>witness value</em>, which is the current value
> 357: * at the time of the operation.
This change is not appropriate as discussed in JBS. And unclear why you changed only this version? Leftover?
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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/12880
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