Withdrawn: 8307818: Convert Indify tool to Classfile API

[duke]

On Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:53:34 GMT, Oussama Louati <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> An indify tool in j.l.i tests (also in vmTestBase) convert some source-code private static methods with MT_ MH_, and INDY_ prefixes into MethodHandle, MethodType, and CallSite constants.
> ### Purpose of Indify
> 
> -  **Transformation Tool**: `Indify` transforms existing class files to leverage `invokedynamic` and other JSR 292 features. This transformation allows for dynamic method calls.
> 
> ### Key Functions
> 
> - **Method Handle and Method Type Constants**:
>     - **MH_x and MT_x Methods**: These methods are used to generate `MethodHandle` and `MethodType` constants. The tool transforms calls to these methods into `CONSTANT_MethodHandle` and `CONSTANT_MethodType` "ldc" (load constant) instructions.
> -  **Invokedynamic Call Sites**:
>     - **INDY_x Methods**: These methods generate `invokedynamic` call sites. Each `INDY_x` method starts with a call to an `MH_x` method, which acts as the bootstrap method. This is followed by an `invokeExact` call.
>     - **Transformation**: The tool transforms pairs of calls (to `INDY_x` followed by `invokeExact`) into `invokedynamic` instructions. This mimics the JVM's handling of `invokedynamic` instructions, creating dynamic call sites that are linked at runtime.
> 
> It currently uses ad-hoc code to process class files and intends to migrate to ASM; but since we have the Classfile API, we can migrate to Classfile API instead.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18841