8311302: Implement JEP 493: Linking Run-Time Images without JMODs

Co-authored-by: Mandy Chung <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: mchung, alanb, erikj, ihse

Author: jerboaa

make/Images.gmk

@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ JLINK_DISABLE_WARNINGS := | ( $(GREP) -v -e "WARNING: Using incubator module" ||
 JDK_IMAGE_SUPPORT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/images/jdk
 JRE_IMAGE_SUPPORT_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/images/jre
 
+ifeq ($(JLINK_PRODUCE_LINKABLE_RUNTIME), true)
+  JLINK_JDK_EXTRA_OPTS += --generate-linkable-runtime
+endif
+
 $(eval $(call SetupExecute, jlink_jdk, \
     WARN := Creating jdk image, \
     DEPS := $(JDK_JMODS) $(BASE_RELEASE_FILE) \

make/autoconf/jdk-options.m4

@@ -586,13 +586,42 @@ AC_DEFUN_ONCE([JDKOPT_SETUP_JMOD_OPTIONS],
 ################################################################################
 #
 # jlink options.
-# We always keep packaged modules in JDK image.
 #
 AC_DEFUN_ONCE([JDKOPT_SETUP_JLINK_OPTIONS],
 [
-  UTIL_ARG_ENABLE(NAME: keep-packaged-modules, DEFAULT: true,
+
+  ################################################################################
+  #
+  # Configure option for building a JDK that is suitable for linking from the
+  # run-time image without JMODs.
+  #
+  # Determines whether or not a suitable run-time image is being produced from
+  # packaged modules. If set to 'true, changes the *default* of packaged
+  # modules to 'false'.
+  #
+  UTIL_ARG_ENABLE(NAME: linkable-runtime, DEFAULT: false,
+      RESULT: JLINK_PRODUCE_LINKABLE_RUNTIME,
+      DESC: [enable a JDK build suitable for linking from the run-time image],
+      CHECKING_MSG: [whether or not a JDK suitable for linking from the run-time image should be produced])
+  AC_SUBST(JLINK_PRODUCE_LINKABLE_RUNTIME)
+
+  if test "x$JLINK_PRODUCE_LINKABLE_RUNTIME" = xtrue; then
+    DEFAULT_PACKAGED_MODULES=false
+  else
+    DEFAULT_PACKAGED_MODULES=true
+  fi
+
+  ################################################################################
+  #
+  # Configure option for packaged modules
+  #
+  # We keep packaged modules in the JDK image unless --enable-linkable-runtime is
+  # requested.
+  #
+  UTIL_ARG_ENABLE(NAME: keep-packaged-modules, DEFAULT: $DEFAULT_PACKAGED_MODULES,
       RESULT: JLINK_KEEP_PACKAGED_MODULES,
       DESC: [enable keeping of packaged modules in jdk image],
+      DEFAULT_DESC: [enabled by default unless --enable-linkable-runtime is set],
       CHECKING_MSG: [if packaged modules are kept])
   AC_SUBST(JLINK_KEEP_PACKAGED_MODULES)
 ])

make/autoconf/spec.gmk.template

@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ NEW_JAVADOC = $(INTERIM_LANGTOOLS_ARGS) $(JAVADOC_MAIN_CLASS)
 
 JMOD_COMPRESS := @JMOD_COMPRESS@
 JLINK_KEEP_PACKAGED_MODULES := @JLINK_KEEP_PACKAGED_MODULES@
+JLINK_PRODUCE_LINKABLE_RUNTIME := @JLINK_PRODUCE_LINKABLE_RUNTIME@
 
 RCFLAGS := @RCFLAGS@