Re: RFR: 8256167: Convert JDK use of `Reference::get` to `Reference::refersTo` [v2]

2020-12-04 Thread Kim Barrett
On Fri, 4 Dec 2020 22:38:24 GMT, Mandy Chung wrote: >> This patch replaces some uses of `Reference::get` to `Reference::refersTo` >> to avoid keeping a referent strongly reachable that could cause unnecessary >> delay in collecting such object. I only made change in some but not all >>

Re: RFR: 8256167: Convert JDK use of `Reference::get` to `Reference::refersTo` [v2]

2020-12-04 Thread Mandy Chung
> This patch replaces some uses of `Reference::get` to `Reference::refersTo` to > avoid keeping a referent strongly reachable that could cause unnecessary > delay in collecting such object. I only made change in some but not all > classes in core libraries when working with Kim on