RFR: 8255987: JDI tests fail with com.sun.jdi.ObjectCollectedException [v3]

[Per Liden]

On Tue, 8 Dec 2020 19:22:41 GMT, Chris Plummer <cjplummer at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> I think we're still within what the spec says, given that the wording is so loose. But it's hard to tell if this change will be problematic for some use case.
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> I'm ok with making the change and then seeing if there is any fallout from it. My guess is there won't be. I do think there is a need to cleanup the JDI and JDWP specs in a few areas w.r.t. object liveness. Another CR can be filed for that.

I filed https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8257921. Feel free to extend/improve the description.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1595