On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 20:42:26 GMT, Serguei Spitsyn <[email protected]> wrote:

>> The intention of this tweak was to be minor and satisfy Alan's request. It 
>> looks like this becomes not minor anymore as we are discussing a bigger 
>> scope. :)
>> What I would like to avoid is going to different directions force and back.
>> This intro section is itself a compromise. The intention was to provide 
>> summary of differences. Now we want to make those differences understandable 
>> right away which is not always possible without going into details. 
>> The JVMTI spec is full of spots which are not perfect and under-specified 
>> sometimes. But we do not want it to be over-specified either. There has to 
>> be some balance here.
>> Now I'm lost in what direction to go.
>
>> No I understand it, though I may not be expressing it well. But I find it 
>> very hard to interpret the suggested words in a way that actually explains 
>> it. This is the "connect the dots" that Chris refers to. The wording may be 
>> factually correct, but actually understanding what it means requires 
>> additional insight.
> 
> Thanks. I see now.

I think it is worth holding off on this PR and rethinking the overall approach. 
I don't see a point in pushing something that pretty clearly will need to be 
reworked. As this PR now stands, I don't think it provides enough value add to 
warrant pushing it in its current state.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/32211#discussion_r3738726504

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