On Tue, 4 Jun 2024 04:48:04 GMT, David Holmes <dhol...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmti.xml line 1007: >> >>> 1005: explicitly deallocate. This is indicated in the individual >>> <jvmti/> >>> 1006: function descriptions. Empty lists, arrays, sequences, etc are >>> 1007: returned as a null pointer (C <code>NULL</code> or C++ >>> <code>nullptr</code>). >> >> Why describe what is meant by a "null pointer" here when it is not done >> elsewhere? > > The intent is to provide a definition of what a null pointer is, for both C > and C++ programs. Is there a better place to do that so that elsewhere the > spec can simply to refer to "a null pointer" or "null"? Thanks, David. I also feel this clarification is still useful. ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19257#discussion_r1625432133
