RFR: 8254050: HotSpot Style Guide should permit using the "override" virtual specifier

[Thomas Schatzl]

On Tue, 16 Mar 2021 03:44:56 GMT, Kim Barrett <kbarrett at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Please review and vote on this change to the HotSpot Style Guide to permit
> the use of `override` virtual specifiers.  The virtual specifiers `override`
> and `final` were added in C++11, and use of `final` is already permitted in
> HotSpot code.
> 
> Using the `override` specifier provides error checking that the function is
> indeed overriding a virtual function declared in a base class.  This can
> prevent some often surprisingly difficult to spot bugs.
> 
> This is a modification of the Style Guide, so rough consensus among
> the HotSpot Group members is required to make this change.  Only Group
> members should vote for approval (via the github PR), though reasoned
> objections or comments from anyone will be considered.  A decision on
> this proposal will not be made before Tuesday 30-Mar-2021 at 12h00 UTC.
> 
> Since we're piggybacking on github PRs here, please use the PR review
> process to approve (click on Review Changes > Approve), rather than
> sending a "vote: yes" email reply that would be normal for a CFV.
> Other responses can still use email of course.

Marked as reviewed by tschatzl (Reviewer).

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/3021