> `Reference::isEnqueued` method was never implemented as it was initially > specified since 1.2. The specification says that it tests if this reference > object has been enqueued, but the long-standing behavior is to test if this > reference object is in its associated queue, only reflecting the state at the > time when this method is executed. The implementation doesn't do what the > specification promised, which might cause serious bugs if unnoticed. For > example, an application that relies on this method to release critical > resources could cause serious performance issues, in particular when this > method is misused on Reference objects without an associated queue. > `Reference::refersTo(null)` is the better recommended way to test if a > Reference object has been cleared. > > This proposes to deprecate `Reference::isEnqueued`. Also the spec is updated > to match the long-standing behavior. > > CSR: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8189386
Mandy Chung has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision: improve the deprecation message per feedback ------------- Changes: - all: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1684/files - new: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1684/files/b4f9b489..9acf8a56 Webrevs: - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=1684&range=02 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=1684&range=01-02 Stats: 2 lines in 1 file changed: 0 ins; 0 del; 2 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1684.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/1684/head:pull/1684 PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1684
