On Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:16:49 GMT, Doug Simon <dnsi...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> This PR changes `jdk.internal.vm.ci` such that it is loaded by the platform >> class loader instead of the boot class loader. This allows Native Image to >> load a version of JVMCI different than the version on top of which Native >> Image is running. This capability is demonstrated and tested by >> `LoadAlternativeJVMCI.java`. > > Doug Simon has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional > commit since the last revision: > > use null to denote boot class loader as delegation parent I'm closing this PR as the Native Image use case https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8323832 was opened for can be solved with an appropriately crafted custom loader that does not delegate loading of JVMCI classes. Thanks for the reviews anyway, especially @xxDark for highlighting that this change is unnecessary. ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17520#issuecomment-1908498530