> > E.g. if I need to register/reach my service already at the early stages of > JVM initialization, e.g. when a class java.lang.Thread gets initialized, > can I assume a service from my extension module would be available? > No. At that time only java.base classes can be loaded.
If you look at the comments in the initPhase# methods in System, it gives some good info about when things are initialized. http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/jdk/file/tip/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/System.java#l1850 /Michael
