[lworld] RFR: 8348607: [lworld] Calls to Unsafe.getValue() / Unsafe.putValue() must be updated [v5]

[Roger Riggs]

On Fri, 31 Jan 2025 11:30:54 GMT, Chen Liang <liach at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Core libraries counterpart of #1336.
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>> This requires MemberName to fetch more information in initialization. A new int high flag field is added, in anticipation to a merger with the regular int flag field in the future. Currently, directly migrating the flags field to long is too impactful to the whole codebase.
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>> Also 8348680 is addressed as well; it's some minor updates to make the null checks specific to references VH.
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>> Testing: test/jdk/java/lang/invoke
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> Chen Liang has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   Use exclude, do not use problemlist

For a change of this magnitude and context, please wait for a reviewer.
Though Valhalla does not require a reviewer, reviews by knowledgeable developers are important.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/1340#issuecomment-2627630826