On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:42:06 GMT, David Beaumont <[email protected]> wrote:
> Implementation of preview-mode support for jimage modules file, migrated from
> Valhalla related work (see JDK-8352750).
>
> This PR (the first of several) migrates work from Valhalla (lworld) to the
> JDK mainline repository in relation to "preview mode" support. It affects the
> creation and reading of the jimage file, both in Java
> (BasicImageReader/ImageReader) and C++ (imageFile.xpp/jimage.xpp).
>
> Preview mode is a mechanism by which alternate version of JDK class files and
> resources can be made available for class loading and reflection when the
> '--enable-preview' flag is passed to the runtime.
>
> Alternate classes/resource appear in each module under the:
>
> /<module>/META-INF/preview/<path-to>/<resource-or-class>
>
> and replace the original:
>
> /<module>/<path-to>/<resource-or-class>
>
> files when preview mode is enabled.
>
> While initially useful for Valhalla work, this mechanism will be used for
> other cases where preview features (in the JEP 12 sense) require alternate
> classes/resources to be provided. None of the changes in this (or the
> follow-up PRs) are Valhalla specific.
>
> In this PR:
> * the writing of jimage files is modified to recognize and handle preview
> mode paths
> * flags in the jimage file are added or modified to support preview mode
> efficiently
> * (C++) the class loader is modified to permit reading preview versions of
> classes
> * (Java) the image reader and associated JRT file-system classes are modified
> to permit reading preview files
> * unit tests are added to ensure preview mode works as expected when enabled
> * (temporary) any code calling into the affected API (other than tests)
> specifies that preview mode is disabled
>
> Future PRs will add the plumbing to enable preview mode correctly, but with
> the PR there should be no observable change in behaviour (especially since no
> preview classes or resources are being supplied at this point).
src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/jimage/ImageLocation.java line 121:
> 119: * resource or directory:<br>
> 120: * {@code FLAGS_IS_PREVIEW_VERSION}, and additionally {@code
> 121: * FLAGS_IS_PREVIEW_ONLY} if no normal version of the resource
> exists.
Would it be more accurate to say "if no normal version of this resource or
directory exists"?
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29414#discussion_r2922504029
