On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 8:37 AM Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> wrote:
> Hi all, > > The latest Java 21 EA build has moved virtual threads (from project > Loom) out of preview. How do we want to handle this in Tomcat 11? Recall > that Jakarta EE 11 has set Java 21 as the minimum version. > > I think we have the following options: > > 1. Stick with Java 17 as the minimum version and don't provide virtual > thread functionality. > > 2. Stick with Java 17 as the minimum version and provide virtual thread > functionality via the JreCompat module. > > 3. Increase minimum Java version to Java 21 for Tomcat 11 and provide > virtual thread functionality. > > I am currently leaning towards 3 but could live with 2. > > Thoughts? Other options? > +1 for option 3.
