RFR: 8293295: Add type check asserts to java_lang_ref_Reference accessors [v2]

Fri Sep 2 08:21:11 UTC 2022

On Fri, 2 Sep 2022 07:54:49 GMT, Stefan Karlsson <stefank at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Given that "!is_phantom" returns true for FinalReferences, maybe we should change this to explicitly check if the ref is Weak or Soft?

Added `is_weak` and `is_soft` to make it more correct with respect to `FinalReference`. This will also be more correct if a `REF_NONE` ever finds its way into these accessors.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10139