Bugfixes

Author: loicottet

docs/reference-manual/native-image/BuildOutput.md

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ To reduce overhead, please ensure that the classpath only contains entries that
 
 #### <a name="glossary-reflection-registrations"></a>Reflection Registrations
 The number of classes, fields, and methods that are registered for reflection.
-Large numbers can cause significant reflection overheads, slow down the build process, and increase the size of the native image (see [method metadata](#glossary-method-metadata)).
+Large numbers can cause significant reflection overheads, slow down the build process, and increase the size of the native image (see [reflection metadata](#glossary-reflection-metadata)).
 
 #### <a name="glossary-jni-access-registrations"></a>JNI Access Registrations
 The number of classes, fields, and methods that are registered for [JNI][doc_jni] access.
@@ -136,16 +136,16 @@ Therefore, reducing the number of [reachable methods](#glossary-reachability) al
 The image heap contains reachable objects such as static application data, metadata, and `byte[]` for different purposes.
 
 ##### <a name="glossary-general-heap-data"></a>General Heap Data Stored in `byte[]`
-The total size of all `byte[]` objects that are neither used for `java.lang.String`, nor [code metadata](#glossary-code-metadata), nor [method metadata](#glossary-method-metadata), nor [graph encodings](#glossary-graph-encodings).
+The total size of all `byte[]` objects that are neither used for `java.lang.String`, nor [code metadata](#glossary-code-metadata), nor [reflection metadata](#glossary-reflection-metadata), nor [graph encodings](#glossary-graph-encodings).
 Therefore, this can also include `byte[]` objects from application code.
 
 ##### <a name="glossary-code-metadata"></a>Code Metadata Stored in `byte[]`
 The total size of all `byte[]` objects used for metadata for the [code area](#glossary-code-area).
 Therefore, reducing the number of [reachable methods](#glossary-reachability) also reduces the size of this metadata.
 
-##### <a name="glossary-method-metadata"></a>Method Metadata Stored in `byte[]`
-The total size of all `byte[]` objects used for method metadata, a type of reflection metadata.
-To reduce the amount of method metadata, reduce the number of [classes registered for reflection](#glossary-reflection-classes).
+##### <a name="glossary-reflection-metadata"></a>Reflection Metadata Stored in `byte[]`
+The total size of all `byte[]` objects used for reflection metadata, including class, field, method and constructor data.
+To reduce the amount of reflection metadata, reduce the number of [elements registered for reflection](#glossary-reflection-registrations).
 
 ##### <a name="glossary-graph-encodings"></a>Graph Encodings Stored in `byte[]`
 The total size of all `byte[]` objects used for graph encodings.

sdk/src/org.graalvm.nativeimage/src/org/graalvm/nativeimage/c/CContext.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * The Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.graalvm.nativeimage.Platform;
+import org.graalvm.nativeimage.Platforms;
 import org.graalvm.nativeimage.c.function.CLibrary;
 
 /**
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@
  */
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Target({ElementType.TYPE})
+@Platforms(Platform.HOSTED_ONLY.class)
 public @interface CContext {
 
     /**

sdk/src/org.graalvm.nativeimage/src/org/graalvm/nativeimage/impl/RuntimeReflectionSupport.java

@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ public interface RuntimeReflectionSupport extends ReflectionRegistry {
 
     Object[] getRecordComponents(Class<?> type);
 
+    void registerHeapDynamicHub(Object hub);
+
+    Set<?> getHeapDynamicHubs();
+
     void registerHeapReflectionObject(AccessibleObject object);
 
     Set<AccessibleObject> getHeapReflectionObjects();

substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/SubstrateOptions.java

@@ -720,6 +720,11 @@ protected void onValueUpdate(EconomicMap<OptionKey<?>, Object> values, String ol
         }
     };
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")//
+    @APIOption(name = "configure-reflection-metadata")//
+    @Option(help = "Enable runtime instantiation of reflection objects for non-invoked methods.", type = OptionType.Expert, deprecated = true)//
+    public static final HostedOptionKey<Boolean> ConfigureReflectionMetadata = new HostedOptionKey<>(true);
+
     @Option(help = "Include a list of methods included in the image for runtime inspection.", type = OptionType.Expert)//
     public static final HostedOptionKey<Boolean> IncludeMethodData = new HostedOptionKey<>(true);