On Jun 21, 2017, at 4:44 PM, Paul Sandoz <paul.san...@oracle.com> wrote: > > A BSM called to resolve a constant can choose when pulling it’s static args > to catch and swallow linkage exceptions, keep on trucking, and return a > value. Should this be allowed?
Absolutely. The BSM might have an API-specific fallback. I'm also thinking that we could add a query for the original symbolic reference, which the BSM could look and and perhaps resolve "by hand". This is similar in spirit to the original "invokedynamic" proposals as a form of "messageNotUnderstood". — John
