> This is the 6th PR for [JEP 483: Ahead-of-Time Class Loading & > Linking](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8315737). > > The implementation of java.lang.invoke uses SoftReferences so that unused > MethodHandles, LambdaForms, etc, can be garbage collected. > > However, if we want to store java.lang.invoke objects in the AOT cache > ([JDK-8293336](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8293336), the final step > in JEP 493), it's difficult to cache these SoftReferences -- SoftReferences > in turn point to ReferenceQueues, etc, which have dependencies on the current > execution state (Threads, etc) which are difficult to cache. > > The proposal is to add a new flag: `MethodHandleStatics.NO_SOFT_CACHE`. When > this flag is true, we avoid using SoftReferences, and store a direct > reference to the target object instead. > > [JDK-8293336](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8293336) stores only > java.lang.invoke objects that refer to classes loaded by the > boot/platform/app loaders. These classes are never unloaded, so it's not > necessary to point to them using SoftReferences. > > This RFE modifies only the LambdaFormEditor and MethodTypeForm classes, as > that's the minimal modification required by > [JDK-8293336](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8293336). > > --- > See [here](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8315737) for the sequence of > dependent RFEs for implementing JEP 483.
Ioi Lam has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision: @iwanowww comment: no need for @Stable for USE_SOFT_CACHE; use final instead ------------- Changes: - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21049/files - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21049/files/11391c39..a9ae70e2 Webrevs: - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=21049&range=09 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=21049&range=08-09 Stats: 2 lines in 1 file changed: 0 ins; 1 del; 1 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21049.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/21049/head:pull/21049 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21049
