RFR: 8319589: Attach from root to a user java process not supported in Mac [v2]

[Serguei Spitsyn]

On Tue, 23 Sep 2025 02:40:48 GMT, David Holmes <dholmes at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Sergey Chernyshev has updated the pull request incrementally with two additional commits since the last revision:
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>>  - Update src/jdk.attach/macosx/classes/sun/tools/attach/VirtualMachineImpl.java
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>>    Co-authored-by: Andrey Turbanov <turbanoff at gmail.com>
>>  - addressed review comments
>
> src/jdk.attach/macosx/classes/sun/tools/attach/VirtualMachineImpl.java line 31:
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>> 29: import com.sun.tools.attach.spi.AttachProvider;
>> 30: 
>> 31: import sun.jvmstat.PlatformSupport;
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> This is convenient but I'm not sure it is appropriate. Need the serviceability folk to comment.

This looks like an unexpected and undesired dependency. I'll consult with other serviceability guys to find out what is better here.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25824#discussion_r2583491666