On 1/16/20 2:51 PM, Maurizio Cimadamore wrote: > I think characterizing this specific instance as a case of "too late to > change anything" is a tad harsh.
Sorry, I can be like that. :-) > The memory access API has been made available via an _incubating_ > module for precisely this reason - to make it more widely > accessible, so that developers (like you!) could try it out (as > we're well aware that not all the folks who might be interested in > this API might not be on panama-dev) and report back on their > experience. The API being incubating means that there's plenty of > time to change and improve things, based on feedback - please do not > assume that what we made available in JDK 14 is set in stone, as > that's the opposite of what JEP 11 [1] is supposed to mean. OK, I accept that. > > If you prefer to have this discussion in core-libs, feel free to do so - > but I'd suggest to (1) keep panama-dev in CC and (2) start a new thread > since the issue you raise has nothing to do with this RFR. I'm over in panama-dev now. -- Andrew Haley (he/him) Java Platform Lead Engineer Red Hat UK Ltd. <https://www.redhat.com> https://keybase.io/andrewhaley EAC8 43EB D3EF DB98 CC77 2FAD A5CD 6035 332F A671