From 9e35dbf68f1eb218cff378a8477d9ecd4ef12537 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrea Marziali <andrea.marziali@datadoghq.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:16:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Force early classloading for PublishState

---
 dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/CoreTracer.java | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/CoreTracer.java b/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/CoreTracer.java
index 28db0b6c99e..f434fe820b9 100644
--- a/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/CoreTracer.java
+++ b/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/CoreTracer.java
@@ -656,6 +656,9 @@ private CoreTracer(
     assert taggedHeaders != null;
     assert baggageMapping != null;
 
+    // preload this enum to avoid triggering classloading on the hot path
+    TraceCollector.PublishState.values();
+
     if (reportInTracerFlare) {
       TracerFlare.addReporter(this);
     }