[Harmony Wiki] Update of "DRLVM Development Tasks" by Vladimir Beliaev

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added tasks #17 & #18

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  '''''Task:''''' Add I18N support for exception messages in DRLVM.
  
+ === 17. Add Java6 support in DRLVM ===
+ 
+ '''''Problem:''''' Java6 support is incompleted in DRLVM.
+ 
+ '''''Task:''''' Java6 support is incompleted in DRLVM. This includes the following (with priorities):
+ 
+  1. Reflection – changes are trivial, could be done quickly. Will be required for correct Java 6 classlib, so P1.
+  2. Management (ThreadMXBean) – according to Andrey Yakushev’s estimation it is 1-2 WW. P3
+  3. JVMTI
+   * ForceEarlyReturn – seems to be the most useful new feature for debugging, so P2
+   * AddToSystemClassLoaderSearch event – might be used in debugging as well, P3
+   * GetOwnedMonitorStackDepthInfo – might be used in debugging for analyzing dead locks, P3
+   * RetranformClasses functionality – needed for instrumentation support, depends on implemented RedefineClasses from Java 5. P4
+   * Enhanced heap iteration API – according to Chris no one uses even the first version of heap iteration API yes, so P4
+   * Implement dynamic attach of debugger/profiler. Sun doesn’t open the protocol for it and spec is not clear. P4
+   * ResourceExhausted event – P5
+ 
+  4. Instrumentation – seems to depend on JVMTI implementation of RetransformClasses and other functionality for class redefinition, also Java code should be written in classlib. I don’t know applications that use this functionality, so P4
+ 
+ === 18. Implement HYTHR_0.2 interface in DRLVM’s HyThread ===
+ 
+ '''''Problem:''''' If HYTHR_0.2 interface is implemented in both DRLVM and J9 VM then one has the following benefits:
+ 
+  * copying DRLVM’s HyThread library from bin/default/ to bin/ will be not needed anymore
+  * ‘hy.no.thr’ mode of Classlib build will become default, so classlib’s HyThread will disapper; both VMs will have their own HyThreads in bin/default/
+  * the above will simplify switching between DRLVM and J9
+ 
+ '''''Task:''''' Implement HYTHR_0.2 interface in DRLVM’s HyThread to support HARMONY-3090 changes (affects modularity)
+ 
  == The task from old list which required clarification ==
  
  '''* Garbage Collection'''