On 13/10/2016 21:43, Andrew Dinn wrote:
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I am aware that the code I add to the bootstrap can only rely on a core
subset of the JDK runtime classes being available. That ought not to be
an issue -- I have deliberately kept the agent's footprint as small as
possible because every time Byteman uses an API it makes it trickier to
instrument the API class. I'd be interested to know what you are hoping
to exclude though, just in case. Am I ok with print stream? file
streams? localhost server sockets? Just checking :-)
The granularity is module. It would be great if we could somehow get to
the point where the only module defined to the boot loader is java.base
but that is a long way off (java.desktop is the biggie that would need
to move before its dependences can move). If it were just java.base then
the "core" APIs would be visible, this includes file and networking.
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Yes, by hoisting I mean precisely that. The minor wrinkle that the class
which adds the agent jar to the bootstrap path actually gets loaded from
that same jar (but via the system classpath) is what led me to use the
term 'hoist'. There is probably a joke in here somewhere about 'my own
petard' but I'll demur.
LOL but yes, major hazards here as presumably you have types of the same
name defined to both the system and boot loaders.
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It's a shame multi-release won't work for all agents but never mind.
I see Paul has updated the text in JEP 238 to make this clear.
-Alan
