RFR: 8295044: Implementation of Foreign Function and Memory API (Second Preview) [v22]

[Maurizio Cimadamore]

On Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:31:58 GMT, Per Minborg <pminborg at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Maurizio Cimadamore has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>>   Add `since` tag in Module/ModuleLayer preview methods
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> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/foreign/MemorySegment.java line 163:
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>> 161:  * segment is derived from the address of the original segment, by adding an offset (expressed in bytes). The size of
>> 162:  * the sliced segment is either derived implicitly (by subtracting the specified offset from the size of the original segment),
>> 163:  * or provided explicitly. In other words, a sliced segment has <em>stricter</em> spatial bounds than those of the original segment:
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> Strictly, a sliced segment can have the *same* spatial bounds as the original segment.

True - but I think the current text is a good compromise e.g. it is narrative text. You can always dive into `MemorySegment::asSlice` and find out more.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10872