Optimize @Stable field for Method.isCallerSensitive

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    • Type: Enhancement
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: P4
    • 20
    • Affects Version/s: 19, 20
    • Component/s: core-libs
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      JDK-8271820 introduced the `@Stable private Boolean callerSensitive;` cache in `Method`. That field is essentially a tri-state `Boolean` that relies on its `null` value to serve as "not initialized" value for `@Stable`.

      This works well when the holder `Method` instance is constant: JIT compilers fold `@Stable` well. But if such folding fails, we always dereference the full-blown reference to "boxed" `Boolean` from the field on every access. We can instead do a more lean tri-state primitive field to improve that non-optimized case without sacrificing optimized case.

            Assignee:
            Aleksey Shipilev
            Reporter:
            Aleksey Shipilev
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