On Fri, 5 May 2023 13:03:14 GMT, Chen Liang <[email protected]> wrote:
>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/IndirectVarHandle.java line 74:
>>
>>> 72: @Override
>>> 73: public boolean isAccessModeSupported(AccessMode accessMode) {
>>> 74: var directTarget = this.directTarget;
>>
>> Why is this not defined in the superclass, and then use `asDirect` (as done
>> in other cases) ?
>
> I aim to avoid eager evaluation of directTarget (which is lazy in
> LazyStaticVarHandle, computing it requires initializing the holder class).
> This code path checks a stable field, so it should allow constant-folding
> when the direct target is available.
I see - so, since this is just a "query" you would like to avoid initialization
just for this.
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/13821#discussion_r1186079374
