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Re: [RFA/JVMTI] SingleStep notification
>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com> writes:
>> I think it looks fine. But don't we only want this code in the
>> 'debug' interpreter?
Keith> No, because (unfortunately), the debug interpreter is used solely when
Keith> JDWP is enabled. Any number of JVMTI agents could exist that might
Keith> request SingleStep notifications (and they might not need JDWP at all).
Oh, gross.
Keith> I share your reservations about the performance hit this entails. So
Keith> perhaps a little tweaking is in order. Perhaps the "debug" interpreter
Keith> should be extended to include not only JDWP but also JVMTI?
My view is that we're only writing this for the sake of JDWP.
But perhaps that's just my first reaction :)
Any idea how much this slows things down?
Tom