On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:16:17 GMT, Viktor Klang wrote:
>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.java line 564:
>>
>>> 562: * {@code reachabilityFence(x)}
>>> 563: * >> href="{@docRoot}/java.base/java/util/concurrent/package-summary.html#MemoryVisibility">happen-before
>>>
> Classes in the `java.lang.ref` package would benefit from an update to bring
> the spec in line with how the VM already behaves. The changes would focus on
> _happens-before_ edges at some key points during reference processing.
>
> A couple key things we want to be able to say are:
> - `Refer