On Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:25:40 GMT, Thomas Stuefe <[email protected]> wrote:

>> This change removes the uncompressed Klass pointer mode and, with compressed 
>> Klass pointers remaining as the only option, the 
>> `UseCompressedClassPointers` switch.
>> 
>> For motivation, please take a look at CSR associated with the deprecation 
>> (which we did for JDK 25) and the preparatory discussion we had at the start 
>> of the year around this topic [2].
>> 
>> This patch is quite invasive and touches many parts of the JVM, since its 
>> goal is to remove most traces of the uncompressed Klass path and to take 
>> advantage of opportunities for simplification. In some cases, I did not take 
>> opportunities for further simplification to keep the patch somewhat legible; 
>> it will be onerous enough to review.
>> 
>> ### Implementation Notes
>> 
>> With uncompressed Klass pointers removed, we have three modes of operation 
>> left (including 32-bit):
>>   a) 64-bit, COH off - this is the old `+UseCompressedClassPointers` mode. 
>> This is now the standard mode until we run with COH by default.
>>   b) 64-bit, COH on
>>   c) 32-bit - Here, we run with a "fake" narrow Klass pointer mode. We run 
>> with hardcoded narrowKlass base == NULL and shift = 0, so nKlass == Klass*. 
>> The difference to (a, b) is that we don't use a class space. Most of this 
>> was implemented with JDK-8363998 [3] - here, we just add a compile-time 
>> switch `INCLUDE_CLASSSPACE`, which is true on 32-bit, false on 64-bit.
>> 
>> I ensured *arm32* builds and I performed some rudimentary checks (selected 
>> metaspace/gc tests, and a simple Spring PetClinic run). Vendors with an 
>> interest in arm32 will have to step up and do their own, more thorough unit 
>> testing. Also, I did not see anyone doing follow-up work after JDK-8363998 
>> [3] - so some issues may still lurk from that patch as well (but maybe 
>> JDK-8363998 was just not breaking anything).
>> 
>> I did not check *zero 32-bit*, the only other platform supporting 32-bit. 
>> Anyone with an interest in 32-bit zero should chip in.
>>   
>> Pre-existing errors: While working on this patch, I stumbled over a few 
>> occurrences of old but benign bugs. Mostly old code assuming 
>> CompressedClassPointers and CompressedOops were still tied together 
>> (example: Arguments::set_heap_size()). These bugs are implicitly fixed with 
>> this patch.
>> 
>> ### Testing
>> 
>> - tier 1 2 3 locally on Linux x64
>> - SAP ran their whole set of tests for all the platforms they support.
>> 
>> 
>> [1] https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8350754
>> [2] https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/hotspot-dev/2025-February/101023.html
>> [3] https://bugs.o...
>
> Thomas Stuefe has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a 
> merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 73 commits:
> 
>  - Merge branch 'master' into JDK-8363996-Obsolete-UseCompressedClassPointers
>  - Update Copyrights
>  - Merge branch 'master' into JDK-8363996-Obsolete-UseCompressedClassPointers
>  - Merge commit '137d97131bc044fa090b88eab767913d690bb2e2' into 
> JDK-8363996-Obsolete-UseCompressedClassPointers
>  - Merge branch 'master' into JDK-8363996-Obsolete-UseCompressedClassPointers
>  - removed CompressedKlassPointers::needs_class_space, since we have now 
> INCLUDE_CLASS_SPACE
>  - Feedback Roman
>  - Merge Master
>  - Merge branch 'master' into JDK-8363996-Obsolete-UseCompressedClassPointers
>  - Replace Metaspace::using_class_space with define
>  - ... and 63 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/compare/cc29010a...ff50ff51

Test `tools/jpackage/share/AsyncTest.java` failed on macosx-aarch64 and output 
does not help at all:

[02:46:00.658] [  FAILED  ] AsyncTest.test; checks=2
[02:46:00.658] [==========] 1 tests ran
[02:46:00.658] [  PASSED  ] 0 tests
[02:46:00.658] [  FAILED  ] 1 test, listed below
[02:46:00.658] [  FAILED  ] AsyncTest.test; workDir=[test]
[02:46:00.658] 1 FAILED TEST


Which seems https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8375088 but I am not sure it is 
the same.
Searching places with "failed" shows:

 [02:45:56.459] [  FAILED  ] AsyncTest$AsyncInnerTest.testNativeBundle(16); 
checks=29
java.lang.AssertionError: Unexpected: Outcome of command [/usr/bin/codesign 
--verify --deep --strict --verbose=2 
AsyncInnerTest/testNativeBundle.70704433/unpacked-dmg/Applications/Foo.app](6)
        at jdk.jpackage.test.TKit.error(TKit.java:348)
        at jdk.jpackage.test.TKit.assertUnexpected(TKit.java:898)
        at 
jdk.jpackage.test.MacSignVerify.reportUnexpectedCommandOutcome(MacSignVerify.java:319)
        at jdk.jpackage.test.MacSignVerify.assertSigned(MacSignVerify.java:236)
        at jdk.jpackage.test.MacSignVerify.assertSigned(MacSignVerify.java:207)
        at 
jdk.jpackage.test.MacSignVerify.assertAdhocSigned(MacSignVerify.java:87)
        at 
jdk.jpackage.test.MacHelper.verifyUnsignedBundleSignature(MacHelper.java:1087)
...

and

    2026-03-24 02:45:09.255 diskimages-helper[38241:74098263] 
_postflightMountPointsAfterDAMount: disk13s1 : /Volumes/Foo aborting because 
statfs failed - 2.
    2026-03-24 02:45:09.260 diskimages-helper[38241:74098263] 
_postflightMountPointsAfterDAMount: disk13 aborting because no mount point 
found.
    2026-03-24 02:45:10.510 diskimages-helper[38241:74098280] 
*useEffectiveIDs**** euid/egid changed to 504,10670 (uid/gid is 504,10670)
    DIHLDiskImageCreate() returned 2
    hdiutil: create: returning 2
    hdiutil: create failed - No such file or directory

I don't think it is related to your changes. There are several bugs filed on 
this test for the past few months.

It was tier1,tier2,tier3,hs-comp-stress testing. I submitted high tiers testing.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28366#issuecomment-4119642780
PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28366#issuecomment-4119646875
PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28366#issuecomment-4119653465

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