> But we couldn't absolutely convince ourselves that running a static
> method of a class ensures the class is reachable.
Is this any different to the case where an instance may no longer be
reachable when a thread is executing an instance method?
I don't think you'll find a language semantic that clarifies this, and if
you do it ultimately comes down to what the VM does in practice - as with
the instance case.
David Holmes
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