RFR: 8378715: Use early field initialization for java.lang.invoke generated code

Jorn Vernee jvernee at openjdk.org
Thu Feb 26 19:19:59 UTC 2026


On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:27:08 GMT, Chen Liang <liach at openjdk.org> wrote:

> With Flexible Constructor Bodies, the preferred way to assign fields for objects is to assign before making a super call. These are all sites in the JDK code that can migrate to the new preferred pattern. This change also allows these fields to be later declared ACC_STRICT_INIT when strict fields JEP is integrated.

Looks good. Are these really the only three cases in j.l.i. where we can do this change?

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Marked as reviewed by jvernee (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29926#pullrequestreview-3863077836


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