If you want to import files from the OpenJDK into libcore/, you are reading the right documentation.

The general idea is to get a change from OpenJDK into libcore in AOSP by git merge from an OpenJDK branch. However, each file in ojluni/ can come from a different OpenJDK version. expected_upstream is a staging branch storing the OpenJDK version of each file. Thus, we can use git merge when we update an ojluni/ file from a new upstream version, and the command should automatically merge the file if no merge conflict.

Directory Layout

in the aosp/expected_upstream branch.

1. ojluni/
   • It has the same layout as the ojluni/ files in aosp/master
2. EXPECTED_UPSTREAM file
   • The table has 3 columns, i.e.
     1. Destination path in ojluni/
     2. Expected upstream version / an upstream git tag
     3. Upstream source path
   • The file format is like .csv file using a , separator
3. tools/expected_upstream/
   • Contains the tools

Understanding your change

Changes that shouldn't happen in the aosp/expected_upstream branch

In general, if you want to change an ojluni/ file by a text editor / IDE manually, you should make the change on aosp/master.

1. Changes to non-OpenJDK files
   • Those files are usually under the luni/ folder, you can make the change directly on aosp/master
2. Adding / updating a patch to an existing ojluni/ file
   • You can make the change directly on aosp/master. Please follow this patch style guideline.
3. Cherry-picking a commit from upstream
   • You should first try to update an ojluni/ file to a particular upstream version. If you can't but still want to cherry-pick a upstream fix, you should do so on the aosp/master branch.
4. Changes to non-OpenJDK files in ojluni/
   • Files, e.g. Android.bp, don't come from the upstream. You can make the change directly on aosp/master.

Changes that should be made via the aosp/expected_upstream branch

1. Add or upgrade a file from the upstream OpenJDK
   • You are reading the right document! This documentation tells you how to import the file from the upstream. Later, you can merge the file and expected_upstream into aosp/master branch.
2. Remove an ojluni/ file that originally came from the OpenJDK
   • Please remove the file on both aosp/master and aosp/expected_upstream branches. Don't forget to remove the entry in the EXPECTED_UPSTREAM too.
3. Revert the merge commit on aosp/master from expected_upstream
   • If you don't plan to re-land your change on aosp/master, you should probably revert the change aosp/expected_upstream as well.
   • If you plan to re-land your change, your re-landing commit won‘t be a merge commit, because git doesn’t allow you to merge the same commit twice into the same branch. You have 2 options
     1. Revert your change on expected_upsteam too and start over again when you reland your change
     2. Just accept that the re-landing commit won't be a merge commit.

Life of a typical change

Commit graph of a typical change

----11.0.13-ga----------------   openjdk/jdk11u
         \
          A
           \
------------B-----C------------   expected_upstream
                   \
--------------------D---E------   master

Typically, you will need 5 CLs

• Commit A imports the file and moves the file in the ojluni/ folder
• Commit B merges the file into the expected_upstream with other ojluni files
  • Commit A and B are created by the ojluni_refresh_files script
• Commit C edits the entry in the EXPECTED_UPSTREAM file
• Commit D is a merge commit created by git merge
• Commit E adds Android patches
  • Includes other changes to non-OpenJDK files, e.g. Android.bp, api/current.txt.

Why can't have a single commit to replace the commits A, B and C?

• Preserve the upstream history. We can later git blame with the upstream history.

Tools

Prerequisite

• python3
• pip3
• A remote aosp is setup in your local git repository

List of the scripts

tools/expected_upstream/install_tools.sh

• Installs the dependency libraries
• Installs the other tools into your current shell process

ojluni_modify_expectation

• Command line tool that can help modify the EXPECTED_UPSTREAM file

ojluni_refresh_files

• Reads the EXPECTED_UPSTREAM file and updates the files contents in ojluni/ accordingly

Workflow in command lines

Setup

1. Switch to the expected_upstream branch

git branch <local_branch> aosp/expected_upstream
git checkout <local_branch>

2. Install tools

source ./tools/expected_upstream/install_tools.sh

Upgrade a java class to a higher OpenJDK version

For example, upgrade java.lang.String to 11.0.13-ga version:

ojluni_modify_expectation modify java.lang.String jdk11u/jdk-11.0.13-ga
ojluni_refresh_files

or if java.lang.String is missing in EXPECTED_UPSTREAM:

ojluni_modify_expectation add jdk11u/jdk-11.0.13-ga java.lang.String
ojluni_refresh_files

2 commits should be created to update the ojluni/src/main/java/java/lang/String.java. You can verify and view the diff by the following command

git diff aosp/expected_upstream -- ojluni/src/main/java/java/lang/String.java

You can then upload your change to AOSP gerrit.

repo upload --cbr -t . # -t sets a topic to the CLs in the gerrit

Remember to commit your EXPECTED_UPSTREAM file change into a new commit

git commit -- EXPECTED_UPSTREAM

Then upload your change to AOSP gerrit.

repo upload --cbr .

Then you can switch back to your local master branch to apply the changes

git checkout <local_master_branch>
git merge local_expected_upstream
# Resolve any merge conflict
git commit --amend # Amend the commit message and add the bug number you are working on
repo upload .

Add a java test from the upstream

The process is similar to the above commands, but needs to run ojluni_modify_expectation with an add subcommand.

For example, add a test for String.isEmpty() method:

ojluni_modify_expectation add jdk8u/jdk8u121-b13 java.lang.String.IsEmpty

Note: java.lang.String.IsEmpty is a test class in the upstream repository.

Submit your change in AOSP gerrit

----11.0.13-ga----------------   openjdk/jdk11u
         \
          A
           \
------------B-----C------------   expected_upstream
                   \
--------------------D---E------   master

Here are the order of events / votes required to submit your CL on gerrit as of Nov 2021.

1. Presubmit-Verified +2 on all 5 CLs
   • Due to b/204973624, you may Bypass-Presubmit +1 on commit A and B if the presubmit fails.
2. Code-review +2 on all 5 CLs from an Android Core Library team member
3. If needed, API-review +1 on commit E from an Android API council member
4. Click the submit button / Autosubmit +1 on commit B, C and E
   • Never submit commit A individually without submitting B together.
     • Otherwise, gerrit will create another merge commit from A without submitting B.
   • Due a Gerrit bug, you can't submit the commit C before submitting B first manually, even though B is the direct parent of C. So just submit B yourself manually.
   • If you can't submit the CL due a permission issue, ask an Android Core Library member to submit.

Known bugs

• repo upload may not succeed because gerrit returns error.
  1. Just try to run repo upload again!
     • The initial upload takes a long time because it tries to sync with the remote AOSP gerrit server. The second upload is much faster because the git objects have been uploaded.
  2. repo upload returns TimeOutException, but the CL has been uploaded. Just find your CL in http://r.android.com/. See http://b/202848945
  3. Try to upload the merge commits 1 by 1

  git rev-parse HEAD # a sha is printed and you will need it later
  git reset HEAD~1 # reset to a earlier commit
  repo upload --cbr . # try to upload it again
  git reset <the sha printed above>
  

• After ojluni_modify_expectation add and ojluni_refresh_files, a git commit -a would include more files than just EXPECTED_UPSTREAM, because git, e.g. git status, isn't aware of changes in the working tree / in the file system. This can lead to an error when checking out the branch that is based on master.
  1. Do a git checkout --hard <initial commit before the add>
  2. Rerun the ojluni_modify_expectation add and ojluni_refresh_files
  3. git stash && git stash pop
  4. Commit the updated EXPECTED_UPSTREAM and proceed

Report bugs

• Report bugs if the git repository is corrupt!
  • Sometimes, you can recover the repository by running git reset aosp/expected_upstream