JDK-8155887 : Release Note: Removal of rarely used sun.misc.Unsafe methods
Type:Sub-task
Component:core-libs
Affected Version:9
Priority:P3
Status:Closed
Resolution:Delivered
Submitted:2016-05-03
Updated:2017-09-22
Resolved:2017-02-14
The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed.
Unresolved : Release in which this issue/RFE will be addressed. Resolved: Release in which this issue/RFE has been resolved. Fixed : Release in which this issue/RFE has been fixed. The release containing this fix may be available for download as an Early Access Release or a General Availability Release.
The methods monitorEnter, monitorExit and tryMonitorEnter on sun.misc.Unsafe are removed in JDK 9. These methods are not used within the JDK itself and are very rarely used outside of the JDK.
Comments
Moved release note to core-libs so that it can be grouped with other release notes for sun.misc.Unsafe.