On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:47:02 GMT, Ioi Lam <[email protected]> wrote:

> `FieldClosure` is used for iterating fields in an object. For Valhalla, it 
> has been enhanced to handle fields that are inside inlined fields. However, 
> the current implementation has two problems:
> 
> [1] It type casts the address of an inlined field into an `oop` pointer. This 
> is unsafe as many operations, such as getting the header of an `oop`, will 
> not work with such an `oop` pointer:
> 
> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/b1f975efa481bd5e20c1b7d58a87d0866df205e6/src/hotspot/share/runtime/fieldDescriptor.cpp#L216
> 
> [2] The parameter `base_offset` is used in many functions. Its meaning is 
> unclear and inconsistent.
> 
> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/b1f975efa481bd5e20c1b7d58a87d0866df205e6/src/hotspot/share/runtime/fieldDescriptor.cpp#L159
> 
> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/b1f975efa481bd5e20c1b7d58a87d0866df205e6/src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceKlass.hpp#L99-L101
> 
> This RFE refactors `FieldClosure` to avoid the above problems. `FieldClosure` 
> now carries information about inlined fields. This information can be used by 
> various field iteration code to simplify their operations. See 
> `FieldClosure::inline_klass()` and `FieldClosure::inline_offset()`.
> 
> As a result, users of `FieldClosure` and `FieldDescriptor()` no longer need 
> to perform obscure arithmetics with `InlineKlass::payload_offset()`.
> 
> This RFE also moves a few common operations into utility functions to avoid 
> code duplication.
> 
> Also:
> - Fixed a bug in `FlatArrayKlass::oop_print_elements_on()` in the handling of 
> nullable elements.
> 
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This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: f9aef2fb
Author:    Ioi Lam <[email protected]>
URL:       
https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/f9aef2fb90122bf5d0d29189f4ece9216c63c4a9
Stats:     849 lines in 19 files changed: 645 ins; 93 del; 111 mod

8391720: Refactor FieldClosure for inlined fields

Co-authored-by: Stefan Karlsson <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: matsaave, stefank

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/32565

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