RFR (S) JDK-8160487: JVM Should Check If java.lang.reflect.Module is a Final Class Not a Subclass

[Claes Redestad]

Hello,

On 07/27/2016 07:41 PM, Lois Foltan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Please review the following fix:
>
> Webrev:
>     http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~lfoltan/bug_jdk8160487/webrev/

looks good to me!

>
> Bug: JVM Should Check If java.lang.reflect.Module is a Final Class Not 
> a Subclass
>     https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8160487
>
> Summary:
> java.lang.reflect.Module is defined as a final class [1].  The VM was 
> incorrectly checking for a subclass of java.lang.reflect.Module to 
> validate a module.

Nit: The bug title strikes me as a bit weird, as it seems to imply it's 
about JVM checking that java.lang.reflect.Module is a final class, which 
is not what this fix is about.

/Claes

>
> Testing:
> Ran full hotspot nightly testing tests, JCK vm & lang
>
> Thanks,
> Lois
>
> [1] http://download.java.net/java/jigsaw/docs/api/index.html