RFR: 8354300: Fields in String are not trusted

[Vladimir Ivanov]

On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:47:59 GMT, Per Minborg <pminborg at openjdk.org> wrote:

> This PR proposes to add the `@Stable` annotation to `j.l.String.hash` and `j.l.String.hashIsZero`. This means the VM can trust these fields to never change which enables constant folding optimizations.
> 
> This PR is tested in tier1, tier2, tier3, and tier4 which all pass.

Looks fine.

Bug summary is misleading though (all fields in java.lang package *are* trusted from JVM POV). Please, change it (e.g., "Mark String.hash field stable").

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Marked as reviewed by vlivanov (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24625#pullrequestreview-2779480984