On Mon, 13 Nov 2023 22:31:16 GMT, Brent Christian <bchri...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> Classes in the `java.lang.ref` package would benefit from an update to bring > the spec in line with how the VM already behaves. The changes would focus on > _happens-before_ edges at some key points during reference processing. > > A couple key things we want to be able to say are: > - `Reference.reachabilityFence(x)` _happens-before_ reference processing > occurs for 'x'. > - `Cleaner.register()` _happens-before_ the Cleaner thread runs the > registered cleaning action. > > This will bring Cleaner in line (or close) with the memory visibility > guarantees made for finalizers in [JLS > 17.4.5](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se18/html/jls-17.html#jls-17.4.5): > _"There is a happens-before edge from the end of a constructor of an object > to the start of a finalizer (ยง12.6) for that object."_ This pull request has now been integrated. Changeset: 2cae9a03 Author: Brent Christian <bchri...@openjdk.org> URL: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/2cae9a0397f4e46c6faec0a998ecad1c7015564d Stats: 229 lines in 4 files changed: 132 ins; 19 del; 78 mod 8314480: Memory ordering spec updates in java.lang.ref Reviewed-by: dholmes, alanb, darcy ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/16644
