[lworld] RFR: 8376045: [lworld] Treat @NullRestricted fields as ACC_STRICT_INIT on load

[Chen Liang]

On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:40:30 GMT, Chen Liang <liach at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Automatically inject strict for NR annotations, and remove tests that previously kept them separate.

Currently `@NullRestricted` requires annotated field type to be a value class, which means the source code always uses preview features and would be marked as such, at least in our code base.

The non-preview class scenario is possible with users annotating a migrated value class field plus opening up jdk internals, don't know what we should do in this case - Given this annotation is expected to be revisited in bworld, wonder if it's worth adding extra checks.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/1951#issuecomment-3787419362