Review request:Updated JDK-8004728 Add hotspot support for parameter reflection

[David Holmes]

 > The open webrev is here:
 > http://oklahoma.us.oracle.com/~cphillim/webrev/eric.webrev2/

That's not an open webrev :)

Please relocate to cr.openjdk.java.net

Thanks,
David

On 20/12/2012 5:46 AM, Eric McCorkle wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have made some nontrivial changes to the hotspot side of parameter
> reflection.  Please review again.
>
> The original summary of the feature is as follows:
>
> This is the VM side of the implementation of method parameter
> reflection.  The implementation has been tested by building and running
> regression tests with javac hardwired to produce classfiles containing
> MethodParameters attributes.
>
>
> Updates:
>
> I have fixed issues with Method* vs methodHandle, some errors that arose
> while testing the reflection API, and some suggested cosmetic changes.
> There were also some additional changes that were necessitated by
> changes in the reflection API implementation.
>
>
> The new feature is here:
> http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=8004728
>
>
> The open webrev is here:
> http://oklahoma.us.oracle.com/~cphillim/webrev/eric.webrev2/
>
>
>
> The most recent version of the feature specification can be found here:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~abuckley/8misc.pdf
>
> Thanks,
> Eric