[aarch64-port-dev ] jdk8: backport of 8177661: AArch64: Incorrect C2 patterns cause system register corruption

[Andrew Hughes]

----- Original Message -----
> On 30/03/17 00:26, Andrew Hughes wrote:
> > There's no need to put it in jdk8u-shenandoah either, as it pulls changes
> > from aarch64/jdk8u anyway.
> 
> Mmm, I know that, but on what clock tick are those changes pulled?
> 

At least quarterly with every security update / release. We can do
out-of-band merges as well if required, but nothing is going to languish
there for longer than three months.

Back to the subject of this bug; are there plans to backport this to 7?
A cursory glance suggests the issue is present there too.

> Andrew.
> 
> 

Thanks,
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