[jdk21u-dev] RFR: 8315130: java.lang.IllegalAccessError when processing classlist to create CDS archive [v4]

[Ioi Lam]

On Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:18:24 GMT, Timofei Pushkin <tpushkin at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Fixes a error which significantly complicates the use of static CDS in some applications with user-provided class loaders (workarounds require either manually editing the generated CDS classlist which is error-prone, or switching to dynamic CDS which has its own implications, or rewriting the application which is not always possible).
>> 
>> The conflicts were trivial: a few neighboring methods missing from this version and not directly related to the change.
>> 
>> The PR depends on #1833 and #1834 though it can be rewritten not to if needed.
>> 
>> Testing besides the CI (performed on macos/arm64): `runtime/cds`, a minimal reproducer app described in the original bug report.
>
> Timofei Pushkin has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Make an assert less general

Marked as reviewed by iklam (Reviewer).

-------------

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk21u-dev/pull/1835#pullrequestreview-3282650943