Proposal: #BootstrapClassLoaderSearchInJVMTI

[Tim Ellison]

mark.reinhold at oracle.com (Mark Reinhold) wrote on 28/06/2016 22:22:15:
> Issue summary
> -------------
> 
>   #BootstrapClassLoaderSearchInJVMTI --- The JVM TI API [1] defines a
>   function, `AddToBootstrapClassLoaderSearch` [2], by which an
>   instrumentation agent can append a file-system path element to the
>   bootstrap class loader's class path.  The bootstrap class path, as
>   such, no longer exists, but this function remains supported for now.
>   Should this function be deprecated, with the intent to remove it in a
>   future release, or should it remain supported?  It appears to be
>   critical to the operation of at least one popular instrumentation
>   agent. [3]
> 
> Proposal
> --------
> 
> Retain this method.  Do not deprecate it.

What would be the effect calling this function on a modular runtime when
passed a directory search path segment? a modular JAR? a regular JAR?

Regards,
Tim

> [1] http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/platform/jvmti/jvmti.html
> [2] http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/platform/jvmti/
> jvmti.html#AddToBootstrapClassLoaderSearch
> [3] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jigsaw/spec/issues/
> #BootstrapClassLoaderSearchInJVMTI
> 

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