RFR: 8333377: Migrate Generic Signature parsing to ClassFile API [v6]

[Chen Liang]

On Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:39:40 GMT, ExE Boss <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Chen Liang has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains five commits:
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>>  - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into feature/new-generic-info
>>  - Improve BytecodeDescriptor error message
>>  - Years, test facelift
>>  - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into feature/new-generic-info
>>  - 8333377: Migrate Generic Signature parsing to ClassFile API
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/sun/reflect/generics/info/ClassGenericInfo.java line 1:
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>> 1: /*
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> Given that this basically rewrites most of `sun.reflect.generics.*`, I feel like it might be better to just move these new files to `jdk.internal.reflect.generics.*`.

We should, in fact, remove as much legacy `sun` packages as possible - for the particular package name choice, I think `jdk.internal.reflect.type` might be better, as we are really reflecting on language types. But I think that effort will get its own ticket.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19281#discussion_r2056908805