8336147: Clarify CDS documentation about static vs dynamic archive

[iklam]

Hi all,

This pull request contains a backport of commit 854de8c9 from the openjdk/jdk repository.

The commit being backported was authored by Ioi Lam on 3 Jul 2025 and was reviewed by Calvin Cheung and Aleksey Shipilev.

Thanks!

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Issue

• JDK-8336147: Clarify CDS documentation about static vs dynamic archive (Bug - P4)

Reviewers

• Aleksey Shipilev (@shipilev - Reviewer)

Reviewers without OpenJDK IDs

• @abdelhak-zaaim (no known openjdk.org user name / role)

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• 9a73987: 8359889: java/awt/MenuItem/SetLabelTest.java inadvertently triggers clicks on items pinned to the taskbar

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This backport pull request has now been updated with issue from the original commit.

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[iklam]

/integrate

[openjdk]

Going to push as commit afe6bd6.
Since your change was applied there have been 4 commits pushed to the jdk25 branch:

• b3b5595: 8361338: JFR: Min and max time in MethodTime event is confusing
• 5e716fd: 8359596: Behavior change when both -Xlint:options and -Xlint:-options flags are given
• 3e93b98: 8354872: Clarify java.lang.Process resource cleanup
• ... and 1 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/compare/8707167ef3bb7015d87599387fbbcf17ddf0f291...jdk25

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@iklam Pushed as commit afe6bd6.

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