RFR: 8343839: Detect patched modules and abort run-time image link early

[Severin Gehwolf]

On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:29:08 GMT, Alan Bateman <alanb at openjdk.org> wrote:

>>> Instead, I think we should look at adding a property such as jdk.patched
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>> You mean a new standard property - observable with `System.getProperty("jdk.patched")` as well - which would also show up with `java -XshowSettings:properties`? Is that the direction you are envisioning?
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> Yes, I'm wondering if a JDK-specific (rather than standard) property could be more widely useful as it would allow observability tools to know that the JDK has been patched. It would be good to get wider input on this.

@AlanBateman The discussion doesn't see to gain much traction. Should I go ahead and propose a bug/patch - with CSR -  which adds the JDK specific property and make it dependent on this fix? Thoughts?

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/22037#discussion_r1842509475