RFR 8224952: RI deviates from JVMS - non-zero minor_version for class files throws UnsupportedClassVersionError.

[Harold Seigel]

Thanks David!

Harold

On 6/10/2019 12:47 AM, David Holmes wrote:
> Looks good to me too. Sorry for the delay in looking at this.
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
> On 6/06/2019 11:02 pm, Harold Seigel wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Please review this second attempt to fix the JVM's handling of class 
>> file versions to match what is in the latest JVM Spec 
>> <https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se12/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.1>. 
>> With this change, only the following class file major and minor 
>> version combinations are allowed:
>>
>>   * 45 <= major_version < 56, and any minor version
>>   * 56 <= major_version <= latest major version and minor version of 0
>>   * Major_version = latest_major_version and minor_version = 65535 and
>>     option --enable-preview is specified
>>
>> Note that 56 is the class file version for JDK-12.
>>
>> The change also contains a small fix for -Xlog:class+preview. This 
>> fix was tested by hand.
>>
>> Open Webrev: 
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~hseigel/bug_8224952.2/webrev/index.html
>>
>> JBS Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8224952
>>
>> The fix was regression tested by running Mach5 tiers 1 and 2 tests 
>> and builds on Linux-x64, Solaris, Windows, and Mac OS X, by running 
>> Mach5 tiers 3-5 tests on Linux-x64, and JCK lang and VM tests on 
>> Linux-x64.
>>
>> Thanks, Harold
>>