Re: RFR: 8292818: replace 96-bit representation for field metadata with variable-sized streams [v5]

2023-03-16 Thread David Holmes
On Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:41:17 GMT, Frederic Parain wrote: >> Please review this change re-implementing the FieldInfo data structure. >> >> The FieldInfo array is an old data structure storing fields metadata. It has >> poor extension capabilities, a complex management code because of lack of

Re: RFR: 8292818: replace 96-bit representation for field metadata with variable-sized streams [v5]

2023-03-16 Thread Doug Simon
On Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:41:17 GMT, Frederic Parain wrote: >> Please review this change re-implementing the FieldInfo data structure. >> >> The FieldInfo array is an old data structure storing fields metadata. It has >> poor extension capabilities, a complex management code because of lack of

Re: RFR: 8292818: replace 96-bit representation for field metadata with variable-sized streams [v5]

2023-03-15 Thread Chris Plummer
On Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:41:17 GMT, Frederic Parain wrote: >> Please review this change re-implementing the FieldInfo data structure. >> >> The FieldInfo array is an old data structure storing fields metadata. It has >> poor extension capabilities, a complex management code because of lack of

Re: RFR: 8292818: replace 96-bit representation for field metadata with variable-sized streams [v5]

2023-03-15 Thread Frederic Parain
> Please review this change re-implementing the FieldInfo data structure. > > The FieldInfo array is an old data structure storing fields metadata. It has > poor extension capabilities, a complex management code because of lack of > strong typing and semantic overloading, and a poor memory