RFR: 8327624: Remove VM implementation that bypass verification for core reflection [v2]
Mandy Chung
mchung at openjdk.org
Thu Oct 17 22:44:05 UTC 2024
> The old core reflection implementation generates dynamic classes that are special cases in the VM to bypass bytecode verification to workaround various issues [1] [2] [3].
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> The old core reflection implementation was [removed in JDK 22](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8305104). It's time to remove these VM hacks along with the old implementation of `sun.reflect.ReflectionFactory::newConstructorForSerialization`.
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> After this change, `jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingClassLoader` no longer exists. Hence the special metaspace for reflection is no longer needed. GTests will need to be updated when `Metaspace::ReflectionMetaspaceType` is removed. Such clean up can be done separately (JDK-8342561).
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> [1] [JDK-4486457](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-4486457)
> [2] [JDK-4474172](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-4474172)
> [3] [JDK-6790209](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-6790209)
Mandy Chung has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
Remove unused classes
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Changes:
- all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21571/files
- new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21571/files/4753637c..245cfb6f
Webrevs:
- full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=21571&range=01
- incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=21571&range=00-01
Stats: 1836 lines in 11 files changed: 0 ins; 1832 del; 4 mod
Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21571.diff
Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/21571/head:pull/21571
PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21571
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