[8u$N] Request for enhancement backport approval for CR 8164908 ReflectionFactory support for IIOP and custom serialization

[Seán Coffey]

Thanks for the request Roger. This one is currently under review.

regards,
Sean.


On 28/11/2016 16:44, Roger Riggs wrote:
> Please approve the backport of enhancements to 
> sun.reflect.ReflectionFactory[1] to facilitate
> the transition of custom serialization libraries to the strong 
> encapsulation in JDK 9.
>
> The methods added to ReflectionFactory are used as replacements for the
> use of setAccessible to access private methods specific to serialization.
>
> The risk is minimal for JDK 8.
>   The new methods have been implemented in JDK 9 and are used by the 
> JDK 9 IIOP implementation.
>   Tests for the new APIs are included in JDK 9 and are included in the 
> backport.
>   To minimize risk to JDK 8, the IIOP implementation is not modified.
>
> Thanks, Roger
>
> [1] 8164908 ReflectionFactory support for IIOP and custom serialization
>