Timeline for supporting synchronized with virtual threads, was Re: JEP proposed to target JDK 19: 425: Virtual Threads (Preview)

[Mark Rotteveel]

On 05-06-2022 21:44, Alan Bateman wrote:
>> The reason I'm asking is that I maintain a JDBC driver that currently 
>> relies heavily on synchronized combined with blocking I/O, and 
>> rewriting it to use ReentrantLock or something, requires some 
>> investment of time. If support for synchronized will be available 
>> "soon" (say, ~1 year), that is an investment that doesn't really pay 
>> off (for me), if it won't materialize for years (or ever), rewriting 
>> *is* a worthwhile investment.
> 
> It's a significant project and there isn't a time frame or status right 
> now.

Thanks! I guess that means I'll have to put the switch to locks on my 
roadmap.

Mark
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