On Mon, 8 Jun 2026 13:15:18 GMT, Casper Norrbin <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi everyone, >> >> This change removes the remaining mandatory preloading path for >> null-restricted instance fields when loading classes from CDS. >> [JDK-8380053](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8380053) already changed >> normal class loading so null-restricted field types are no longer loaded >> just because the field is null-restriced. Instead, the preloading is >> speculative and driven by the `LoadableDescriptor` attribute. The CDS path >> still had the older special case in >> `SystemDictionary::preload_from_null_free_field`, which could force loading >> of null-restricted field types. >> >> This fix removes that CDS-only preload helper and routes non-static field >> signatures through the existing `LoadableDescriptor` path instead. This >> makes loading follow the same model as in >> `ClassFileParser::fetch_field_classes()` with speculative loading. >> >> Testing: >> - Tier 1-3 >> >> --------- >> - [x] I confirm that I make this contribution in accordance with the >> [OpenJDK Interim AI Policy](https://openjdk.org/legal/ai). > > Casper Norrbin has updated the pull request incrementally with two additional > commits since the last revision: > > - simplified tests > - feedback fixes Thank you everyone for your help on this! Let's get it in. ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/2409#issuecomment-4679044964
