On Mon, 8 Jun 2026 17:05:46 GMT, Alan Bateman <[email protected]> wrote:

> The specification of JVMTI GetClassModifiers needs some TLC. The spec was 
> carried over from the equivalent function in JVMDI but doesn't really specify 
> that it works like Class::getModifiers and returns Java language modifiers 
> and not necessarily the access flags from the class file. The change in 
> behavior to only set ACC_IDENTITY when the class is an identity class or 
> array makes it a good time to re-write the spec to align with existing and 
> future behavior.
> 
> A new test is added to test this function with value classes. The tests are 
> added to the "newer" serviceability/jvmti tree. There are some older tests 
> for GetClassModifiers in vmTestbase/nsk suite so there is a bit of an overlap.
> 
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This new spec is an accurate reflection of how the new modifier flags work in 
JEP 401.

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Marked as reviewed by liach (Committer).

PR Review: 
https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/2526#pullrequestreview-4458529699

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