On Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:49:05 GMT, Archie L. Cobbs <d...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/ThisEscapeAnalyzer.java
>> line 685:
>>
>>> 683:
>>> 684: @Override
>>> 685: public void visitDoLoop(JCDoWhileLoop tree) {
>>
>> I was thinking, code can also loop using labels and `break` / `continue`,
>> not something we need to cover as part of this prototype but could be a
>> future TODO that we can document
>
> Hah - I didn't think of that. But actually I don't think we would miss
> anything (see if you agree).
>
> The code "executes" every loop, in a sort-of simulation, adding references
> until the set of references converges. Moreover, that reference set is
> "append only" while this is happening.
>
> Therefore, during actual execution, a break or continue may cause less code
> to be executed than in our simulation, but never more code than our
> simulation. So during actual execution it might be that fewer actual 'this'
> references are created, but never more.
>
> Therefore, this effect might cause false positives (which of course we
> already have with loops and code in general because we take all possible
> branches), but never false negatives.
yep I agree
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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11874
