RFR: 8357086: os::xxx functions returning memory size should return size_t [v7]

[Kim Barrett]

On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 05:06:41 GMT, David Holmes <dholmes at openjdk.org> wrote:

> > Note that we already have a mechanism for propagating errors in HotSpot, via CHECK/TRAPS.
> 
> @kimbarrett That is not a general error reporting mechanism, it is only for checking for Java exceptions.

Oh, you are right, I forgot about that. It seems I hardly ever deal with that mechanism, and not at all recently.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25450#issuecomment-2975257136