[aarch64-port-dev ] Support large codecache for JDK8

[Andrew Dinn]

On 25/11/15 10:22, Edward Nevill wrote:
> Did this patch ever make it into jdk8 (and/or jdk7)? One of our
> partners has reported problems with the Apace BigTop build which uses
> JDK 7 and sets -XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=512M. The problem seems to
> be a BL going out of range.

No, it's not in. I think it got left pending because of other things
that were going on and then was forgotten about. I guess we ought to
rework it (assuming it needs work to cater for changes in the interim)
and push to 8 and then also backport it to 7.

regards,


Andrew Dinn