On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 05:39:09 GMT, Eirik Bjørsnøs <eir...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Please review this cleanup PR which updates code and tests in `java.base` to 
>> consistently use  `jdk.internal.util.ArraySupport.SOFT_MAX_ARRAY_LENGTH` 
>> when referring to the JVM's maximum array size implementation limit. 
>> Currently, instances of `Integer.MAX_VALUE - 8` are found across the code 
>> base, with varying degrees of documentation. It would be good to consolidate 
>> on a single source of truth, with proper documentation.
>> 
>> This PR is a follow-up to #20905 where the same change was requested in 
>> `java.util.zip`.
>> 
>> My understanding is that javac will fold this constant value into the byte 
>> code of the compiled use sites, as such this change should not affect class 
>> loading or cause startup issues. 
>> 
>> Instances selected for this PR were found searching for "Integer.MAX_VALUE - 
>> 8". The PR replaces these with `ArraySupport.SOFT_MAX_ARRAY_LENGTH`, while 
>> trimming or amending some code comments where appropriate. 
>> (`SOFT_MAX_ARRAY_LENGTH` already has a good explainer which does not need 
>> repetition at each use site).
>> 
>> I also searched for instances of `Integer.MAX_VALUE - 1` and 
>> `Integer.MAX_VALUE - 2`, no convincing candidates were found.
>> 
>> Instances outside `java.base` were deliberately left out to limit the scope 
>> and review cost of this PR.
>> 
>> Tests updated to use `SOFT_MAX_ARRAY_LENGTH` are updated with the jtreg tag 
>> `@modules java.base/jdk.internal.util`.
>> 
>> Testing: No new tests are added in this PR, the `noreg-cleanup` label is 
>> added to the JBS. The five affected tests have been run manually. GHA tests 
>> run green.
>
> Eirik Bjørsnøs has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional 
> commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Remove comment and variable from HugeCapacity tests

Thanks for taking time to review this Stuart. 

I'm delegating the integration of this PR such that @jaikiran can take care of 
that once his test run is complete.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21268#issuecomment-2386435858

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