RFR: 8333796: Add missing serialization functionality to sun.reflect.ReflectionFactory

[Chen Liang]

On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 13:16:39 GMT, David M. Lloyd <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> According to https://wiki.openjdk.org/display/csr/CSR+FAQs, only changes to public and exported APIs in the `jdk.*`, `java.*`, and `javax.*` packages need a CSR. This PR changes public and exported APIs in the `sun.misc` package, and changes public but non-exported APIs in the `jdk.internal.reflect` package, so I don't think it qualifies, does it?

CSR is required for changes to any public and exported API, including in `sun.misc` package, and including trivial signature changes (such as making a method default in an interface, or marking a utility class final). The presence of a CSR doesn't necessary mean a patch will be harder to integrate; it's often for archival and quality-ensurance purposes. Here's an example CSR for changes to APIs in `sun.misc`: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8331686 (#19174)

-------------

PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19702#issuecomment-2200140427