RFR: 8367014: Rename class Atomic to AtomicAccess [v3]

[Kim Barrett]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:40:38 GMT, Andrew Haley <aph at openjdk.org> wrote:

>>> > Although the file "atomic.hpp" is being renamed to "atomicAccess.hpp", I chose
>>> > to not rename the various "atomic_." and "atomic__." files.
>>> 
>>> Could you motivate why you chose to not do that?
>> 
>> I thought about it, and waffled back and forth. But I was trying to do as much
>> as possible of this change mechanically. Renaming a file involves multiple
>> steps that weren't all easily scriptable. (And I'd already messed up a part of
>> the renaming of atomic.hpp during patch development.) Also, this change is
>> going to be hard for backports as it is, and I think renamings might make that
>> worse. Renamings can also be annoying for archeology. But if you think it's
>> important...
>
>> Also, this change is
>> going to be hard for backports as it is, and I think renamings might make that
>> worse. Renamings can also be annoying for archeology.
> 
> Speaking as an archaeologist and the lead of multiple backport projects, I agree with you, Kim.

Thanks for reviews @theRealAph , @stefank , and @dholmes-ora

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27135#issuecomment-3283901596