On Fri, 31 May 2024 18:33:39 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Wed, 22 May 2024 07:56:26 GMT, Alan Bateman wrote:
>>> @bchristi-git Just checking in—we're waiting for CSR-approval here before
>>> integrating? 🤔
>>
>> Indeed - can't move forward without a CSR. Also wouldn't mind more reviewer
>> ✔️s. 😉
>
>> Indeed - can't move forward without a CSR. Als
On Fri, 31 May 2024 01:34:45 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Thu, 30 May 2024 05:14:30 GMT, Joe Darcy wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a
>> merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 69 commits:
>>
>> - Merge branch 'master' into refDocs2
>> - add link to Thread.isAlive()
>> - small review t
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Fri, 24 May 2024 21:39:33 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
On Fri, 24 May 2024 21:39:33 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Tue, 21 May 2024 16:59:38 GMT, Brent Christian wrote:
> Indeed - can't move forward without a CSR. Also wouldn't mind more reviewer
> ✔️s. 😉
I can do that. One other thing to do is to rebase the changes, it looks like
this branch is 6 months behind main line.
-
PR Comment: ht
On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:12:28 GMT, Brent Christian wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> Another update to reachabilityFence() @apiNote
>
> AFAICT, all review feedback on this change has been addressed.
On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:12:28 GMT, Brent Christian wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> Another update to reachabilityFence() @apiNote
>
> AFAICT, all review feedback on this change has been addressed.
On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 12:16 PM Brent Christian
wrote:
> On 5/10/24 10:54 AM, Hans Boehm wrote:
> > I'm not convinced this helps.
> >
> > The isAlive() spec says:
> >
> > "A thread is alive if it has been started and has not yet terminated."
> >
> > Clearly an object is reachable if it can be ac
On 5/10/24 10:54 AM, Hans Boehm wrote:
I'm not convinced this helps.
The isAlive() spec says:
"A thread is alive if it has been started and has not yet terminated."
Clearly an object is reachable if it can be accessed by a thread that will be started in the
future. Is that part of a "potentia
On Thu, 9 May 2024 18:44:10 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
>
I'm not convinced this helps.
The isAlive() spec says:
"A thread is alive if it has been started and has not yet terminated."
Clearly an object is reachable if it can be accessed by a thread that will
be started in the future. Is that part of a "potential continuing
computation from any live thr
> 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:
> - `Refer
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Wed, 8 May 2024 08:33:31 GMT, Alan Bateman wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> small grammar fixes
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Cleaner.java line 224:
>
>> 222: * Actions in
On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:37:20 GMT, Alan Bateman wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> VM -> virtual machine; also fix misspelling
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Cleaner.java line 218:
>
On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:17:24 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:17:24 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:40:02 GMT, Y. Srinivas Ramakrishna
wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> further tweaks to reachability
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/package-info.java line 137:
On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:17:24 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 06:06:21 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:58:52 GMT, Viktor Klang wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> new section for finalizer memviz
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/package-info.java line 157:
>
>> 155
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:57:23 GMT, Viktor Klang wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> new section for finalizer memviz
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/package-info.java line 137:
>
>> 135
On Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:59:39 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
> 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:
> - `Refer
> 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:
> - `Refer
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:25:39 GMT, Viktor Klang wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> package spec updates, mostly about reference queues and dequeueing
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/pac
On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:15:45 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
> 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:
> - `Refer
> 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:
> - `Refer
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Fri, 5 Apr 2024 23:13:39 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
>
On Fri, 5 Apr 2024 23:13:39 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
>
> 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:
> - `Refer
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 20:48:09 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
> 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:
> - `Refer
> 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:
> - `Refer
> 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:
> - `Refer
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Mon, 25 Mar 2024 19:26:41 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:28:02 GMT, Viktor Klang wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> Elaborate on 'surprising and undesirable effects' in reachabilityFence()
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/r
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Thu, 21 Mar 2024 23:38:30 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
Is it worth keeping the discussion starting with "It is sometimes possible
to better encapsulate ..." and the associated example code? I find this
example extremely unconvincing. It's very hard to construct a case in which
you can safely use the result of getExternalResource(). And I don't want to
On Thu, 21 Mar 2024 23:38:30 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 22:26:22 GMT, Stuart Marks wrote:
>> I think you are overthinking this somewhat Ramki. I don't see a practical
>> (non discrete-math) distinction between "some" and "any", so would not
>> object to that single word change if it helps. But "potential" should remain
>> as it
On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 22:19:50 GMT, David Holmes wrote:
>> In fact, it appears as if the problem is with the use of "any", which is
>> universal in strength, whereas the intention here is existential in strength
>> (as suggested by. my wording). Indeed, you might achieve the same effect by
>> re
On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:38:49 GMT, Y. Srinivas Ramakrishna
wrote:
>> Sorry, my use of words was sloppy here. I think I did mean loose or somewhat
>> informal and therefore slippery.
>>
>> What I was saying is that using terms such as "any continuing computation"
>> doesn't make sense because t
On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:20:55 GMT, Y. Srinivas Ramakrishna
wrote:
>> https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se21/html/jls-12.html#jls-12.6.1
>>
>>> A reachable object is any object that can be accessed in any potential
>>> continuing computation from any live thread.
>>
>> It may be "loose"
On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:53:37 GMT, David Holmes wrote:
>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/package-info.java line 137:
>>
>>> 135: *
>>> 136: * A reachable object is any object that can be accessed in
>>> any potential
>>> 137: * continuing computation from any live thread (as stated
On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:40:02 GMT, Y. Srinivas Ramakrishna
wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> further tweaks to reachability
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/package-info.java line 137:
On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:23:07 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
On Sat, 16 Mar 2024 04:20:44 GMT, Stuart Marks wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> further tweaks to reachability
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.java line 402:
>
>> 400:
On Sat, 16 Mar 2024 04:21:55 GMT, Stuart Marks wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> further tweaks to reachability
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/package-info.java line 127:
>
>> 125:
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Wed, 31 Jan 2024 01:13:18 GMT, Brent Christian wrote:
>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/package-info.java line 109:
>>
>>> 107: *
>>> 108: * The clearing of a reference by the garbage collector
>>> happens-before
>>> 109: * the garbage collector enqueues the reference.
>>
>> I
On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:23:07 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
> 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:
> - `Refer
> 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:
> - `Refer
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 23:43:41 GMT, Brent Christian wrote:
>> Thanks for finding my misspelling, djelinski. 👍
>
> The use of "(un)successful(ly)" in relation to `Reference.enqueue()` is quite
> deliberate (and builds on the previous wording, "successful").
>
> The intention was to use it consiste
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 23:14:37 GMT, Brent Christian wrote:
>> I note that the adjective(s) (un)successful and the adverb(s)
>> (un)successfully are used at several places in these comments, it might
>> makes sense to use those terms here as well such that the documentation in
>> internally consi
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:24:39 GMT, Y. Srinivas Ramakrishna
wrote:
>> or, better yet, `fails`
>
> I note that the adjective(s) (un)successful and the adverb(s)
> (un)successfully are used at several places in these comments, it might makes
> sense to use those terms here as well such that the do
On Mon, 27 Nov 2023 22:41:25 GMT, Hans Boehm wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> Cleaner thread dequeue happens-before running cleaning action
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:42:17 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:05:31 GMT, Daniel Jeliński wrote:
>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.java line 491:
>>
>>> 489: * If this reference is not registered with a queue, or was
>>> already enqueued
>>> 490: * (by the garbage collector, or a previous call to {@code
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:42:17 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:04:05 GMT, Daniel Jeliński wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> Cleaner thread dequeue happens-before running cleaning action
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Refer
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:42:17 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:42:17 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:42:17 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 01:52:57 GMT, David Holmes wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> Updates to reachabilityFence()
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/package-info.java line 118:
>
>> 116:
On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 01:20:24 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Mon, 27 Nov 2023 22:52:10 GMT, Hans Boehm wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> Updates to clear() and enqueue()
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/package-info.java line 109:
>
>> 107:
On Mon, 27 Nov 2023 21:51:01 GMT, Hans Boehm wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> Updates to clear() and enqueue()
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/package-info.java line 104:
>
>> 102:
On Thu, 30 Nov 2023 22:39:26 GMT, Brent Christian wrote:
>> IMO, the core of the semantics here are that the reachabilityFence() call
>> happens before clearing or enqueueing of any References to the argument. I
>> think it's the call itself, not the end of the argument.s scope (which may
>> n
On Mon, 27 Nov 2023 22:33:16 GMT, Hans Boehm wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> Updates to clear() and enqueue()
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.java line 546:
>
>> 544:
On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 23:09:51 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:40:00 GMT, Kim Barrett wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> Tweak Reference.enqueue memory consistency effects wording
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.ja
On Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:12:40 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:09:14 GMT, Viktor Klang wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> Add links to new Memory Consistency section in package doc
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.j
On Sat, 18 Nov 2023 01:56:11 GMT, Mandy Chung wrote:
>> Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one
>> additional commit since the last revision:
>>
>> Remove hyphen in 'strongly reachable' in Cleaner
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.java line 39
> 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:
> - `Refer
On Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:36:30 GMT, Brent Christian 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.
>>
On Wed, 6 Dec 2023 01:24:51 GMT, Brent Christian wrote:
>> Perhaps in each of these places add a link to #Memory Consistency Properties
>
> I can flesh out the new Memory Consistency Properties section in the package
> info to cover the whole chain. Adding links to it sounds like a good idea.
I
> 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:
> - `Refer
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