openjdk · vicente-romero-oracle · Apr 4, 2026 · Apr 6, 2026 · Apr 6, 2026 · Apr 8, 2026
diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Check.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Check.java
@@ -1183,6 +1183,7 @@ else if ((sym.owner.flags_field & INTERFACE) != 0)
                 if (allowValueClasses && (isInstanceFieldOfValueClass || isRecordField)) {
                     implicit |= FINAL | STRICT;
                     mask = ValueFieldFlags;
+                    preview.checkSourceLevel(pos, Feature.VALUE_CLASSES);
                 } else {
                     mask = VarFlags;
                 }

diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/valhalla/inlinetypes/TestFieldNullMarkers.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/valhalla/inlinetypes/TestFieldNullMarkers.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/timeout=300 compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers
  */
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbatch
  *                               -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbatch
  *                               -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbatch
  *                               -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbatch
  *                               -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbatch
  *                               -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbatch
  *                               -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbatch
  *                               -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbatch
  *                               -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbatch
  *                               -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbatch
  *                               -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbatch
  *                               -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbatch
  *                               -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.value
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
  * @compile TestFieldNullMarkers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestFieldNullMarkers$StrictFieldHolder
  * @run main/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbatch
  *                               -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions

diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/valhalla/inlinetypes/TestStrictFieldBarriers.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/valhalla/inlinetypes/TestStrictFieldBarriers.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * @library /test/lib
  * @enablePreview
  * @compile TestStrictFieldBarriers.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestStrictFieldBarriers$A1
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestStrictFieldBarriers$B1
  *             compiler.valhalla.inlinetypes.TestStrictFieldBarriers$C1

diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/valhalla/inlinetypes/field_layout/StrictFinalTest.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/valhalla/inlinetypes/field_layout/StrictFinalTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @enablePreview
  * @compile FieldLayoutAnalyzer.java StrictFinalTest.java
  * @compile StrictFinalTest.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor StrictFinalTest
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor StrictFinalTest
  *             StrictFinalTest$Container5 StrictFinalTest$Container6
  * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UseNullableNonAtomicValueFlattening StrictFinalTest
  */

diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/valhalla/inlinetypes/verifier/RedefineStrictFieldsTest.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/valhalla/inlinetypes/verifier/RedefineStrictFieldsTest.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * @library /test/lib
  * @run main RedefineClassHelper
  * @compile StrictFieldsOld.java StrictFieldsNew.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             StrictFieldsOld StrictFieldsNew
  * @run main/othervm -Xverify:remote -javaagent:redefineagent.jar RedefineStrictFieldsTest
  */

diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/valhalla/inlinetypes/verifier/StrictInstanceFieldsTest.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/valhalla/inlinetypes/verifier/StrictInstanceFieldsTest.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  *          EarlyLarvalNotSubset.jcod
  *          InvalidIndexInEarlyLarval.jcod
  * @compile StrictInstanceFieldsTest.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             StrictInstanceFieldsTest
  *             Child ControlFlowChild TryCatchChild AssignedInConditionalChild
  *             SwitchCaseChild NestedConstructorChild FinalChild

diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/valhalla/inlinetypes/verifier/StrictStaticFieldsTest.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/valhalla/inlinetypes/verifier/StrictStaticFieldsTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  *          Creflbefore_BAD.jasm
  *          WriteAfterReadRefl.jasm
  * @compile StrictStaticFieldsTest.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor
  *             StrictStaticFieldsTest
  *             Aregular_OK
  *             Anulls_OK

diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/SuperInit/InitializationWarningTester.java b/test/langtools/tools/javac/SuperInit/InitializationWarningTester.java
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ void test(Path baseDir, String className, String warningsGoldenFileName) throws
         // compile
         javaCompiler.compile(com.sun.tools.javac.util.List.of(javacFileManager.getJavaFileObject(javaFile)));
         if (goldenFile != null) {
+            // lets remove preview related messages from the compilation output
+            compilationOutput.removeIf(msg -> msg.contains("compiler.note.preview"));
             java.util.List<String> goldenFileContent = Files.readAllLines(goldenFile);
             if (goldenFileContent.size() != compilationOutput.size()) {
                 System.err.println("compilation output length mismatch");

diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/SuperInit/SuperInitFails.out b/test/langtools/tools/javac/SuperInit/SuperInitFails.out
@@ -40,4 +40,6 @@ SuperInitFails.java:55:32: compiler.err.call.must.only.appear.in.ctor
 SuperInitFails.java:85:18: compiler.err.ctor.calls.not.allowed.here
 SuperInitFails.java:91:13: compiler.err.return.before.superclass.initialized
 SuperInitFails.java:152:18: compiler.err.call.must.only.appear.in.ctor
+- compiler.note.preview.filename: SuperInitFails.java, DEFAULT
+- compiler.note.preview.recompile
 42 errors
diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/DominationWithPP.out b/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/DominationWithPP.out
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ Domination.java:193:18: compiler.err.pattern.dominated
 Domination.java:202:18: compiler.err.pattern.dominated
 Domination.java:211:18: compiler.err.pattern.dominated
 Domination.java:228:18: compiler.err.pattern.dominated
+- compiler.note.preview.filename: Domination.java, DEFAULT
+- compiler.note.preview.recompile
 13 errors
diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/preview/PreviewAutoSuppress.java b/test/langtools/tools/javac/preview/PreviewAutoSuppress.java
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ public class Use {
                 List.of("- compiler.warn.preview.feature.use.classfile: Record.class, " + FEATURE_VERSION,
                         "Outer.java:3:5: compiler.warn.preview.feature.use.plural: (compiler.misc.feature.records)",
                         "Outer.java:3:5: compiler.warn.preview.feature.use.plural: (compiler.misc.feature.records)",
-                        "3 warnings");
+                        "Outer.java:3:18: compiler.warn.preview.feature.use.plural: (compiler.misc.feature.value.classes)",
+                        "4 warnings");
         if (!log.equals(expected))
             throw new Exception("expected output not found" + log);
         checkPreviewClassfile(classes.resolve("test").resolve("Outer.class"), true); //TODO: correct?

diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/valhalla/value-objects/ValueObjectCompilationTests.java b/test/langtools/tools/javac/valhalla/value-objects/ValueObjectCompilationTests.java
@@ -1483,4 +1483,37 @@ value class Test {
                     "aconst_null,putstatic,getstatic,astore_2,aload_0,aload_2,putfield,aload_0,aload_2," +
                     "putfield,aload_0,invokespecial,return");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testIdentityRecordUsesPreview() throws Exception {
+        String source_withComponents =
+                """
+                record IdentityRecord(int i) {}
+                """;
+        String source_noComponents =
+                """
+                record IdentityRecord() {}
+                """;
+        String[] previousOptions = getCompileOptions();
+        try {
+            setCompileOptions("--enable-preview",
+                    "-source", Integer.toString(Runtime.version().feature()),
+                    "-Xlint:preview");
+            assertOKWithWarning("compiler.warn.preview.feature.use.plural", 1, source_withComponents);
+
+            File dir = assertOK(true, source_withComponents);
+            File classFile = new File(dir, "IdentityRecord.class");
+            Assert.check(classFile.exists(), "missing class file");
+            Assert.check(ClassFile.of().parse(classFile.toPath()).minorVersion() == ClassFile.PREVIEW_MINOR_VERSION,
+                    "identity records should produce preview class files when compiled with preview enabled");
+
+            dir = assertOK(true, source_noComponents);
+            classFile = new File(dir, "IdentityRecord.class");
+            Assert.check(classFile.exists(), "missing class file");
+            Assert.check(ClassFile.of().parse(classFile.toPath()).minorVersion() == 0,
+                    "identity records with no components should not produce preview class files even with preview enabled");
+        } finally {
+            setCompileOptions(previousOptions);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/lib-test/jdk/test/lib/StrictProcessorSuperTest.java b/test/lib-test/jdk/test/lib/StrictProcessorSuperTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  * @enablePreview
  * @library /test/lib
  * @compile StrictProcessorSuperTest.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor --deferSuperCall
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor --deferSuperCall
  *             StrictProcessorSuperTest$Rec StrictProcessorSuperTest$Exp
  *             StrictProcessorSuperTest$Inner
  * @run junit StrictProcessorSuperTest

diff --git a/test/lib-test/jdk/test/lib/StrictProcessorTest.java b/test/lib-test/jdk/test/lib/StrictProcessorTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  * @enablePreview
  * @library /test/lib
  * @build StrictProcessorTest
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor StrictProcessorTest$StrictTarget
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview jdk.test.lib.helpers.StrictProcessor StrictProcessorTest$StrictTarget
  * @run junit StrictProcessorTest
  */