JDK-8049370 : Update boot loader to support modular image
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: runtime
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2014-07-05
  • Updated: 2016-01-06
  • Resolved: 2014-08-29
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JDK 9
9-repo-jigsawFixed
Description
Moving to a modular image will require that class loading in the VM will need to be updated to support the new format.

It is likely that co-bundled components (plugin/webstart in particular) will still have JAR files in the modular image and so it will still be necessary to support loading of class files from JAR files on the boot class path (it will be needed for -Xbootclasspath too).
Comments
http://closedjdk.us.oracle.com/jigsaw/jake/hotspot/rev/c304dfb42746
01-09-2014
jake has prototype changes for this, we will just need to decide if any more is needed when bringing the changes over the modular image milestone.
29-08-2014