> This PR introduces an option to output stable names for the lambda classes in 
> the JDK. A stable name consists of two parts: The first part is the 
> predefined value `$$Lambda$` appended to the lambda capturing class, and the 
> second is a 64-bit hash part of the name. Thus, it looks like 
> `lambdaCapturingClass$$Lambda$hashValue`.
> Parameters used to create a stable hash are a superset of the parameters used 
> for lambda class archiving when the CDS dumping option is enabled. During 
> this process, all the mutual parameters are in the same form as they are in 
> the low-level implementation 
> (`SystemDictionaryShared::add_lambda_proxy_class`) of the archiving process.
> We decided to use a well-specified `CRC32` algorithm from the standard Java 
> library. We created two 32-bit hashes from the parameters used to create 
> stable names. Then, we combined those two 32-bit hashes into one 64-bit hash 
> value.
> We chose `CRC32` because it is a well-specified hash function, and we don't 
> need to write additional code in the JDK. `SHA-256, MD5`, and all other hash 
> functions that rely on `MessageDigest` use lambdas in the implementation, so 
> they are unsuitable for our purpose. We also considered a few different hash 
> functions with a low collision rate. All these functions would require at 
> least 100 lines of additional code in the JDK. The best alternative we found 
> is 64-bit` MurmurHash2`: 
> https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-codec/jacoco/org.apache.commons.codec.digest/MurmurHash2.java.html.
>   In case adding a new hash implementation (e.g., Murmur2) to the JDK is 
> preferred, this PR can be easily modified.
> We found the post 
> (https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/49550/which-hashing-algorithm-is-best-for-uniqueness-and-speed/145633#145633)
>  that compares different hash functions.
> We also tested the `CRC32` hash function against half a billion generated 
> strings, and there were no collisions. Note that the capturing-class name is 
> also part of the lambda class name, so the potential collisions can only 
> appear in a single class. Thus, we do not expect to have name collisions due 
> to a relatively low number of lambdas per class. Every tool that uses this 
> feature should handle potential collisions on its own.  
> We found an overall approximation of the collision rate too. You can find it 
> here: https://preshing.com/20110504/hash-collision-probabilities/.
> 
> JDK currently adds an atomic integer after `$$Lambda$`, and the names of the 
> lambdas depend on the creation order. In the `TestStableLambdaNames`, we 
> generate all the lambdas two times. In the first run, the method 
> createPlainLambdas generate the following lambdas:
> 
> - TestStableLambdaNames$$Lambda$1/0x0000000800c00400
> - TestStableLambdaNames$$Lambda$2/0x0000000800c01800
> - TestStableLambdaNames$$Lambda$3/0x0000000800c01a38
> The same method in the second run generates lambdas with different names:
> - TestStableLambdaNames$$Lambda$1471/0x0000000800d10000
> - TestStableLambdaNames$$Lambda$1472/0x0000000800d10238
> - TestStableLambdaNames$$Lambda$1473/0x0000000800d10470
> 
> If we use the introduced flag, generated lambdas are:
> - TestStableLambdaNames$$Lambda$65ba26bbc6c7500d/0x0000000800c00400
> - TestStableLambdaNames$$Lambda$1569c8c4abe3ab18/0x0000000800c01800
> - TestStableLambdaNames$$Lambda$493c0ecaaf682428/0x0000000800c01a38
> In the second run of the method, generated lambdas are:
> - TestStableLambdaNames$$Lambda$65ba26bbc6c7500d/0x0000000800d10000
> - TestStableLambdaNames$$Lambda$1569c8c4abe3ab18/0x0000000800d10238
> - TestStableLambdaNames$$Lambda$493c0ecaaf682428/0x0000000800d10470
> 
> We can see that the introduced hash value does not change between two calls 
> of the method `createPlainLambdas`. That was not the case in the JDK run 
> without this change. Those lambdas are extracted directly from the test.

Strahinja Stanojevic has updated the pull request incrementally with one 
additional commit since the last revision:

  Create stable lambda names using CRC32 hash function

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10024/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10024/files/6179915a..f5feb430

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=10024&range=05
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=10024&range=04-05

  Stats: 82 lines in 1 file changed: 27 ins; 30 del; 25 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10024.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk pull/10024/head:pull/10024

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10024

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