Hi Joe, Mandy, Thanks for getting back to me.
Based on these responses, I'm forgoing the backport. Will put this one on the backburner while we wait for the CSR to be approved. Best Regards Adam Farley IBM Runtimes Joe Darcy <joe.da...@oracle.com> wrote on 12/03/2019 03:32:43: > From: Joe Darcy <joe.da...@oracle.com> > To: Mandy Chung <mandy.ch...@oracle.com>, Adam Farley8 > <adam.far...@uk.ibm.com> > Cc: core-libs-dev <core-libs-dev@openjdk.java.net> > Date: 12/03/2019 03:34 > Subject: Re: RFR: JDK-8216558: Lookup.unreflectSetter(Field) fails > to throw IllegalAccessException for final fields > > > On 3/11/2019 3:49 PM, Mandy Chung wrote: > > > > > > On 3/11/19 8:48 AM, Adam Farley8 wrote: > >> Hi Mandy, > >> > >> Thank you for explaining. :) > >> > >> Unfortunately I'm only a mere Author, and I cannot submit test runs > >> on the shared test server. > >> > >> I have run the test locally, and it passes against a patched build > >> and fails correctly agaionst an unpatched build, so I think we're > >> good to go. > > > > I will sponsor this patch for you when CSR is approved. > > > >> Can you tell me if there's something I can do to help move the CSR > >> forward? > > > > No additional action from your end. It's already in finalized state. > > > >> Also, can you tell me if an additional CSR would need to be created > >> for other releases if this fix gets backported? > > > > Which release are you thinking to backport to? > > > > IMO I don't think this fix is critical for existing releases > > and this fix has behavioral change. > > > As a procedural matter, to do a CSR for multiple releases, first create > the backport issue for the release or release train in question (e.g. > some particular update release like "12.0.1" or "12-pool") and then > create a CSR of the backport. This is the procedure if an update release > train is using the CSR review process. > > However, note that as this proposed changes alters a spec in the Java SE > API, it would require a maintenance review of the Java SE spec, which is > very unlikely to occur in an update release. > > HTH, > > -Joe > Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU
