[lworld] RFR: 8311219: [lworld] VM option "InlineFieldMaxFlatSize" cannot work well

[Jatin Bhateja]

On Fri, 21 Jul 2023 20:31:45 GMT, Frederic Parain <fparain at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Yes, this is correct, but final fields can be flattened irrespective of sizing constraint.
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> The state of Valhalla document is not a specification, but a document about the general design of the Valhalla features in the VM. Currently, fields with L-descriptors are never flattened even the final ones. There are some non-trivial problems to be solved regarding their status before initialization and until we have a good solution to those problems, the safest option is to not flattened them.

Thanks @fparain

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/888#discussion_r1271221457