Bug ID: JDK-8270216 [macOS] Update named used for Java run loop mode

Type: Bug
Component: client-libs
Sub-Component: java.awt
Affected Version: 17

Priority: P3
Status: Resolved
Resolution: Fixed

Submitted: 2021-07-09
Updated: 2022-05-30
Resolved: 2021-07-10

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JDK 11	JDK 13	JDK 15	JDK 17	JDK 18
11.0.13-oracleFixed	13.0.9Fixed	15.0.5Fixed	17 b31Fixed	18Fixed

JDK 17 uses "JavaRunLoopMode" for the name of the NSRunLoop mode used when in a nested event loop.
Previously it used what JNF defined which was "AWTRunLoopMode".

Ideally we'd dispense with this special run mode entirely but that was out of scope for the JNF removal, and is out of scope for this stage of JDK 17.

So for now we can just switch it to use the same name as JNF used.

This is still considered internal implementation and it will just "happen" to work for applications which do the not very common thing of using native macOS code to jump on the Appkit main thread, using JNF, whilst AWT is in a nested event loop.

A follow-on bug to come up with a more supportable solution has been filed 
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8270211

Fix Request(15u): Clean and simple backport. Applies cleanly. to be on par with jdk11u
31-08-2021
Fix Request(13u): Clean and simple backport. Applies cleanly. to be on par with jdk11u
31-08-2021
Fix Request(11u): Clean and simple backport. Applies cleanly. to be on par with oracle
31-08-2021
Changeset: 25460065 Author: Phil Race <prr@openjdk.org> Date: 2021-07-10 19:12:59 +0000 URL: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17/commit/254600658acbc5c40ae8f0de0d01c9906c67c46c
10-07-2021
Initially reported here: https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/awt-dev/2021-June/018070.html
10-07-2021

Relates :	JDK-8270211 - Find a better solution for the undocumented special Java AppKit thread run loop mode.
Relates :	JDK-8274596 - [macos] supporting JavaNativeFoundation use by libraries and applications
Relates :	JDK-8260616 - Removing remaining JNF dependencies in the java.desktop module