ValueTypes attribute consistency checking and static fields
Frederic and I have worked on a set of proposals for ValueTypes consistency checking. http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~acorn/value-types-consistency-checking-details.pdf The first part contains the proposal. The second walks through details of the consistency checking in the case of a value type missing from the ValueTypes attribute. The third walks the details in the case of a non-value type in the ValueTypes attribute. The goal is to implement the consistency checking for LW1. Reviews appreciated. Suggestions on simpler ways to express the details are also welcome. The proposal also walks through a possible (post-LW1) approach for handling static fields that can contain an instance of the same type. I did not explore Value-Based-Class migration here yet, since that adds significant complexity. thanks, Karen
[Nestmates] Updates to the java.lang.Class docs in relation to nests
Following some extensive discussion on the JEP-181 CSR, Alex proposed a number of changes to the way we described nests and the new nest related methods in java.lang.Class. There is no normative change to the new reflection API that was added, just a change in how things are presented and described. A new overview was added to the class-level javadoc. For reference the latest version can be seen here: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dholmes/8010319-JEP181/specs/ The updated RFR for these changes was posted here: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2018-June/053913.html Thanks, David
