RFR: 8292818: replace 96-bit representation for field metadata with variable-sized streams [v4]

Tue Mar 14 20:32:53 UTC 2023

On Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:10:04 GMT, Doug Simon <dnsimon at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Access to internal modifiers is needed in `HotSpotResolvedJavaFieldTest.testEquivalenceForInternalFields()`. I moved the declaration of the method to `HotSpotResolvedJavaField`. Does this change work for you?
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> Just use reflection to read the internal flags (like this test already does for the `index` field).
> 
> I've attached [review.patch](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/files/10970245/review.patch) with this change and a few other changes I think should be made for better naming (plus one test cleanup).

Thank you for the patch, it will be included in the next commit.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/12855