Proposal: #BootstrapClassLoaderSearchInJVMTI

[Remi Forax]

I like this proposal.

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----- Mail original -----
> De: "Mark Reinhold" <mark.reinhold at oracle.com>
> À: jpms-spec-experts at openjdk.java.net
> Envoyé: Mardi 28 Juin 2016 23:22:15
> Objet: Proposal: #BootstrapClassLoaderSearchInJVMTI
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> [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
>