On 02/26/2013 01:46 AM, Chris Hegarty wrote: > [ Subject: 8006409: ThreadLocalRandom should drop padding fields > from its serialized form (was: Re: RFR (S): CR 8005926: (thread) > Merge ThreadLocalRandom state into java.lang.Thread) ] > > I think we are in agreement that the pad fields can safely be removed > from the serial form. No problem. To remain compatible with the TLR > implementation in jdk7, and to have a reconstituted TLR behave > reasonably, we need to continue to write a sensible value for rnd. > > http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~chegar/8006409/webrev.00/webrev/ > > If I can get agreement on this simple change, I'll finalize the "spec" > change, with respect to the serial form of TLR, and hopefully we can put > this one to bed.
Good for me. -Aleksey.