RFR: 8355746: Start of release updates for JDK 26 [v2]

[Chen Liang]

On Fri, 2 May 2025 17:19:11 GMT, Joe Darcy <darcy at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> I have asked @nizarbenalla in offline communications for a list of failing hotspot tests. I aim to update them on a case-by-case basis, to determine if the compile arguments should provide a `--release <N>` argument or migrate class file parsing to ClassFile API.
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>> I have asked @nizarbenalla in offline communications for a list of failing hotspot tests. I aim to update them on a case-by-case basis, to determine if the compile arguments should provide a `--release <N>` argument or migrate class file parsing to ClassFile API.
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> Sounds good. I think prepping such a change is outside the scope of what @nizarbenalla or myself should do as part of the start of JDK 26 patch.

See #25124.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25008#discussion_r2083210454