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Add lint check for calling overridable methods from a constructor

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      One of the coding guidelines from "Effective Java" and elsewhere is to not call overridable methods from a constructor. A compiler is an in excellent position to perform this kind of check.

      The Java Specialists newsletter reports instance of this coding pattern in the JDK codebase:

          www.javaspecialists.eu/archive/Issue210.html

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          CSR - null JDK-8299995 Add lint check for calling overridable methods from a constructor

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed
          relates to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-8310067 Restore javac manpage updates

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved

          Enhancement - null JDK-8325189 Enable this-escape javac warning in java.base

          • P3 - Major loss of function.
          • Resolved

          Enhancement - null JDK-6557145 Warn about calling abstract methods in constructors

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved

          Enhancement - null JDK-8325266 Enable this-escape javac warning in jdk.javadoc

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved

          Enhancement - null JDK-8325263 Address this-escape lint warnings java.base (umbrella)

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • New

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-8317336 Assertion error thrown during 'this' escape analysis

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-8317818 Combinatorial explosion during 'this' escape analysis

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-8304443 bootcycle builds fail after JDK-8015831

          • P2 - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
          • Closed

          Enhancement - null JDK-6563143 javac should issue a warning for overriding equals without hashCode

          • P3 - Major loss of function.
          • Closed
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          Commit Commit openjdk/jdk/8f5bb538

          Review Review openjdk/jdk/11874

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