How safe is it to use -XX:-UseSplitVerifier?

Question

There are known compatibility issues with JDK7 compiled code using instrumentation. As for http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/compatibility-417013.html

Answer 1

Stack Map Frames were added in Java 7 and "prashant" argues that the idea is flawed and proposes that developers always use the -XX:-UseSplitVerifier flag to avoid using them.

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