[lworld] RFR: 8271959: [lworld] Convert Optional and VBS classes to value class [v4]

[Mandy Chung]

On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:58:41 GMT, Roger Riggs <rriggs at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Make copies of classes to be made value classes in src/java.base/valueclasses/classes 
>> Modify CompileJavaModules.gmk to trigger builds of values classes and construct a .jar for each module.
>> Add the jar files to $JAVA_HOME/lib/valueclasses/<module\>-valueclasses.jar 
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>> Modify hotspot arguments.cpp to scan for patch jar files when --enable-preview and -XX:+EnableValhalla.
>> For each jar, the equivalent of --patch-module <module>=<path-to-jar> is added and the system properties `jdk.module.patch.<n>` include jar file paths.
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> Roger Riggs has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Restore disabling CDS if java.base is patched.

A side note: the change to remove the call to `super()` from the constructors in the jdk master repo.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/816