Please review this change to the JNI specification. The specified behavior of Weak Global References, and in particular their relationship to Java PhantomReference, is being updated to account for a change to PhantomReference by JDK-8071507.
CR: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8188066 CSR: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8220617 Changes: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kbarrett/8188066/jni_specdiff_rev1.html specdiff for the changes. In addition to updating the section describing Weak Global References, the description of NewGlobalRef is updated, as well as the copyright footer. http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kbarrett/8188066/weak_global_refs_rev1.md Copies of the before and after text for the JNI Weak Global References section; easier to read than diffs or specdiff.
