RFR: 8339214: Remove misleading CodeBuilder.loadConstant(Opcode, ConstantDesc) [v2]

[Abdelhak Zaaim]

On Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:46:52 GMT, Chen Liang <liach at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> `CodeBuilder::loadConstant(Opcode, ConstantDesc)` is error-prone and confusing. Users should almost always use `loadConstant(ConstantDesc)` for optimized instructions, or use specific factories `iconst_0` etc. or `bipush` with arguments or `LoadConstantInstruction.of` if they want to specify the exact type of LDC opcode.
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> Chen Liang has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   Move bipush and sipush fix from Opcode cleanup to this patch

Marked as reviewed by abdelhak-zaaim at github.com (no known OpenJDK username).

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PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20779#pullrequestreview-2274458870