RFR: 8364360: Defining hidden class with no room in constant pool crashes the VM [v5]

[Coleen Phillimore]

On Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:06:50 GMT, Coleen Phillimore <coleenp at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> ClassWriter.newUTF8() returns the index in the constant pool so you can use that information
>> 
>> 
>> int maxCPIndex = cw.newUTF8(Integer.toString(-1));
>> int maxEntry = 65535 - maxCPIndex - 1;
>
> I think I figured it out.  It's sort of um interesting.

Oh thank you! that's very helpful.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27964#discussion_r2482296425