On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:23:41 GMT, David Holmes <[email protected]> wrote:

>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> `AccessFlags::print_on` is used for class, field and method printing, but 
>> those entities do not share the same modifier set. The current helper 
>> hard-codes a single mixed list of access flags for all 3 and is thus unaware 
>> of the type of the printed value. Instead of using a single shared printing 
>> function, we should move the printing to the relevant class, field, and 
>> method call sites. This makes the printer aware of the type it is printing 
>> and lets us check only the flags that are relevant for that type.
>> 
>> For this change, I remove `AccessFlags::print_on` and split the printing 
>> into 3 separate helpers:
>> - `InstanceKlass::print_class_flags`
>> - `Method::print_access_flags`
>> - `fieldDescriptor::print_access_flags`
>> 
>> As a part of that, I added the missing `AccessFlags` predicates used by each 
>> of the new printers, and updated each printer to check all the flags 
>> relevant for its type, as defined by `jvm_constants.h`. This lets us cover 
>> class-specific, method-specific, and field-specific modifiers that were not 
>> handled before.
>> 
>> I also added new gtests covering each of the 3 printing helpers and the 
>> previously missing flags.
>> 
>> Testing:
>> - Oracle tiers 1-3
>> - New gtests covering each of the printing helpers and each of the new flags
>> 
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>
> src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceKlass.cpp line 3706:
> 
>> 3704: 
>> 3705: #if !defined(PRODUCT) || INCLUDE_JVMTI
>> 3706: void InstanceKlass::print_class_flags(outputStream* st) const {
> 
> This is incomplete. If the class is an inner class then additional access 
> flags are possible (private, protected, static).
> EDIT: Hmm jvm_constants.h does not recognise this either via 
> `JVM_RECOGNIZED_CLASS_MODIFIERS`. Not sure how this should be handled.

Also do we need to handle ACC_MODULE, or do we not actually create an 
`instanceKlass` for those?

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/30746#discussion_r3090935687

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