[aarch64-port-dev ] RFR: Backports from jdk9 to jdk8

[Andrew Dinn]

On 29/05/15 15:31, Andrew Haley wrote:
> On 05/29/2015 03:10 PM, Andrew Dinn wrote:
>> Icedtea7 builds quite happily without including this hunk. Am I correct
>> in believing that it is not needed because it refers to an upstream
>> change which has not been pulled down into Icedtea7/JDK7?
> 
> Either that or the problem has been fixed in a different way.
> 
> In general: if a subclass overrides an overloaded method we need a
> using clause in the subclass.  Stick to that rule and some very odd
> things may not happen.
> 
> In this case, call_VM_leaf_base is an overloaded method and is
> overridden in interp_masm, so we should have the using clause for
> robustness even though it's not yet needed.
> 
> Does that make sense?

Yes, no problem with that.

I will ensure the using clause is included.

regards,


Andrew Dinn
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