On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:23:07 GMT, Brent Christian <bchri...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> Classes in the `java.lang.ref` package would benefit from an update to bring >> the spec in line with how the VM already behaves. The changes would focus on >> _happens-before_ edges at some key points during reference processing. >> >> A couple key things we want to be able to say are: >> - `Reference.reachabilityFence(x)` _happens-before_ reference processing >> occurs for 'x'. >> - `Cleaner.register()` _happens-before_ the Cleaner thread runs the >> registered cleaning action. >> >> This will bring Cleaner in line (or close) with the memory visibility >> guarantees made for finalizers in [JLS >> 17.4.5](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se18/html/jls-17.html#jls-17.4.5): >> _"There is a happens-before edge from the end of a constructor of an object >> to the start of a finalizer (ยง12.6) for that object."_ > > Brent Christian has updated the pull request incrementally with one > additional commit since the last revision: > > further tweaks to reachability src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/package-info.java line 137: > 135: * > 136: * A <em>reachable</em> object is any object that can be accessed in any > potential > 137: * continuing computation from any live thread (as stated in {@jls > 12.6.1}). This seems like somewhat loose and sloppy wording to me. "Any potential continuing computation"? "Any live thread"? Could you share a pointer to JLS 12.6.1 being referenced here? ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/16644#discussion_r1529523835
