> On 12 Nov 2015, at 14:48, Vitaly Davidovich <vita...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > There is a very valid concern, since @Contended changes object layout and > increases object size, liberal use might tickle an overflow in HotSpot code. > Hence why it has remained internal so far. > > What overflow? OOM of the heap? How is that a "very valid" concern? Why would > it be used liberally? Why are you allowing users to allocate any memory > whatsoever? Why not put a cap on the size of objects non-JDK code can > allocate? :) I mean seriously, with all due respect, the occasional "our > users are dumb and misinformed" sentiment is very off-putting. >
Where did i say that? You are incorrectly reading between the lines. The concern is actually smart and well informed users that may dliberately exploit a bug/weakness in the VM. Paul. > If you think there are, currently, *implementation* issues with how > @Contended is handled in the VM which cannot be addresses, I'll buy that. > But can we please stop with the dumbing down? :) >
