src/hotspot/share/runtime/handles.hpp

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  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // In order to preserve oops during garbage collection, they should be
  // allocated and passed around via Handles within the VM. A handle is
  // simply an extra indirection allocated in a thread local handle area.
  //
! // A handle is a ValueObj, so it can be passed around as a value, can
  // be used as a parameter w/o using &-passing, and can be returned as a
  // return value.
  //
  // oop parameters and return types should be Handles whenever feasible.
  //
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  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // In order to preserve oops during garbage collection, they should be
  // allocated and passed around via Handles within the VM. A handle is
  // simply an extra indirection allocated in a thread local handle area.
  //
! // A handle is a value object, so it can be passed around as a value, can
  // be used as a parameter w/o using &-passing, and can be returned as a
  // return value.
  //
  // oop parameters and return types should be Handles whenever feasible.
  //