[jdk21u-dev] RFR: 8335619: Add an @apiNote to j.l.i.ClassFileTransformer to warn about recursive class loading and ClassCircularityErrors

Wed Jul 30 08:46:03 UTC 2025

On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:49:21 GMT, Goetz Lindenmaier <goetz at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Almost clean backport of JDK-8335619, except for a conflict in the copyright header (year). Adds useful information for users of `java.lang.instrument`.
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> Hi @fandreuz, 
> this change might need a CSR if backported, or even a change of the standard.  Can you please check 
> with Joe Darcy that it is fine to backport this as-is?  
> I'll remove the label in the meantime.

Hi @GoeLin, does the comment by @simonis answers your question? Let me know if I should check with Joe Darcy anyway.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk21u-dev/pull/2012#issuecomment-3135378471