[aarch64-port-dev ] [8u] RFR (M) 8228400: Remove built-in AArch64 simulator

[Aleksey Shipilev]

On 8/6/19 2:29 PM, Andrew Haley wrote:
> On 8/6/19 11:09 AM, Aleksey Shipilev wrote:
>> On 8/6/19 12:06 PM, Andrew Haley wrote:
>>> On 8/6/19 10:14 AM, Aleksey Shipilev wrote:
>>>> This concludes the first round of scrubbing of aarch64-port. There are plenty of Shenandoah 8u
>>>> things to clean up, which we would do next.
>>>
>>> It would make more sense to prepare the aarch64-port 8u patch, wouldn't it?
>>
>> Not sure what you mean. Shenandoah-specific changes are normally
>> done in sh/jdk8, where we test them aggressively before merging them
>> in bulk to aarch64-port/jdk8u-shenandoah. This minimizes regression
>> risks.
> 
> Sure, but it would also be a good idea to get the jdk8u aarch64 merge
> webrev ready so we can begin reviewing it.

Be my guest:
  https://builds.shipilev.net/patch-openjdk-jdk8-aarch64/ (autogenerated)

I thought we wanted to merge the entirety if aarch64-port/jdk8u-shenandoah in one swoop. The webrev
above is the difference between aarch64-port/jdk8u-shenandoah and jdk8u upstream. It is still not
that close to something I would be comfortable to propose.

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Thanks,
-Aleksey