gcj.texi (Object allocation): Remove _Jv_AllocBytes.

	* gcj.texi (Object allocation): Remove _Jv_AllocBytes.
	(Mixing with C++): Document JvAllocBytes and RawDataManaged.

	* gcj/cni.h (JvAllocBytes): New public CNI function. Calls
	_Jv_AllocBytes.
	* gnu/gcj/RawDataManaged.java: New file.
	* java/lang/Thread.java (data): Declare as RawDataManaged.
	* java/lang/natThread.cc (init_native): Cast natThread data to
	RawDataManaged, not jobject.
	* Makefile.am (ordinary_java_source_files): Add RawDataManaged.
	* Makefile.in: Rebuilt.

From-SVN: r82372

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diff --git a/libjava/gnu/gcj/RawDataManaged.java b/libjava/gnu/gcj/RawDataManaged.java
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+/* Copyright (C) 2004  Free Software Foundation
+
+   This file is part of libgcj.
+
+This software is copyrighted work licensed under the terms of the
+Libgcj License.  Please consult the file "LIBGCJ_LICENSE" for
+details.  */
+
+package gnu.gcj;
+
+/** A type used to indicate special data used by native code. Unlike the 
+    <code>RawData</code> type, fields declared as <code>RawDataManaged</code> 
+    will be "marked" by the memory manager and considered for garbage 
+    collection.  
+    
+    Native data which is allocated using CNI's <code>JvAllocBytes()</code> 
+    function and stored in a <code>RawDataManaged</code> will be automatically 
+    freed when the Java object it is associated with becomes unreachable.  */
+
+public final class RawDataManaged
+{
+   private RawDataManaged() { }
+}