JDK-7194586 : Add back-end support for invokedynamic
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: unknown
  • Submitted: 2012-08-28
  • Updated: 2014-02-05
  • Resolved: 2012-09-25
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JDK 8
8 b61Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8000233 - Fix issues in recent push
Description
We need javac to support generation of indy callsites - the lambda translation code will need to leverage this support in order to translate lambda and method references to use the lambda metafactory protocol.
Comments
test: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/langtools/file/tip/test/tools/javac/lambda/TestInvokeDynamic.java
18-12-2012
EVALUATION We need a specialized method symbol that can be used at a call-site to trigger invokedynamic generation. The symbol must at lest keep track of: *) static bootstrap arguments *) bootstrap method *) invocation kind
25-09-2012
SUGGESTED FIX A webrev of this fix is available at the following URL: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/langtools/rev/26d93df3905a
25-09-2012