RFR: 8285364: Use more precise name for ReferenceType::REF_OTHER [v2]

Fri Apr 22 08:26:26 UTC 2022

On Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:03:42 GMT, Stefan Karlsson <stefank at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Using REF_SOFT seems too hacky.

Just to put all alternatives on the table. The use of `REF_SOFT` is ephemeral.

  // in vmClasses::resolve_all
  vmClasses::Reference_klass()->set_reference_type(REF_SOFT);

  // setting ref-type of Soft/Weak/Final/Phantom
  vmClasses::SoftReference_klass()->set_reference_type(REF_SOFT);
  ...

  vmClasses::Reference_klass()->set_reference_type(REF_NONE);

I have no particular preference. What does everyone think?

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8332