for review (M): 7001423: JSR 292 bytecode enhancements need unit tests

[Christian Thalinger]

On Nov 21, 2010, at 9:40 AM, John Rose wrote:
> This webrev has a small jtreg test for the hotspot repository.
>
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~jrose/7001423/webrev.00/
>
> It exercises the invokedynamic instruction, making the the bootstrap  
> method parameters are made available to the BSM, and ensuring that  
> the resulting call site can be invoked as expected.
>
> (Not included, to be done later:  Multiple invocation of dynamic  
> call sites, additional bootstrap method parameters, "ldc" of  
> MethodHandle and MethodType constants.)
>
> In order to introduce an invokedynamic instruction (without help  
> from the compiler), this unit test comes with a medium-sized script  
> (single-file Java program) called "Indify" which generates the  
> instruction in the test file.
>
> The Indify script is described here:  http://blogs.sun.com/jrose/entry/a_modest_tool_for_writing
>
> In later pushes, Indify will be re-used for additional unit tests  
> (such as those mentioned above to be done later).

I haven't looked closely at the changes (especially Indify) but it  
seems good.

-- Christian