JDK-8276447 : Deprecate finalization-related methods for removal
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2021-11-02
  • Updated: 2021-12-22
  • Resolved: 2021-12-08
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Related Reports
Blocks :  
JDK-8274609 - JEP 421: Deprecate Finalization for Removal
Blocks :  
JDK-8278320 - Small refactor of SummaryTab.java to limit scope of warning suppression
CSR :  
JDK-8276748 - Deprecate finalization-related methods for removal
Relates :  
JDK-8278430 - Several tests use terminally deprecated System.runFinalization method
Relates :  
JDK-8278426 - ImagePool uses terminally deprecated System.runFinalization method
Description
JEP 421 proposes to deprecate the finalization mechanism for removal.

Part of that work is to add (or upgrade) deprecation annotations on finalizers and finalization-related methods in the public API.

This issue covers that work.
Comments
Changeset: ec7cb6d5 Author: Brent Christian <bchristi@openjdk.org> Date: 2021-12-08 00:23:15 +0000 URL: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/commit/ec7cb6d5d305003429b51384ed72973767c70124
08-12-2021