Why did the size of java.base.jmod increase in OpenJDK11/17 April 2023 release?

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Issue

  • Why did the size of java.base.jmod increase in OpenJDK11/17 April 2023 release?
  • 'java.base.jmod' increased from 21375701 to 264863673 between OpenJDK11u18 and OpenJDK11u19:
$ ll java-11-openjdk-11.0.18.0.10-1.portable.jdk.el.x86_64/jmods/java.base.jmod
-rw-r--r--. 1 user user 21375701 Jan 12 23:49 java-11-openjdk-11.0.18.0.10-1.portable.jdk.el.x86_64/jmods/java.base.jmod
$ ll java-11-openjdk-11.0.19.0.7-1.portable.jdk.el.x86_64/jmods/java.base.jmod
-rw-r--r--. 1 user user 264863673 Apr 13 23:18 java-11-openjdk-11.0.19.0.7-1.portable.jdk.el.x86_64/jmods/java.base.jmod

Environment

  • OpenJDK11u19
  • OpenJDK17u7

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