RFR: 8292591: Experimentally add back barrier-less Java thread transitions [v3]

[Robbin Ehn]

On Thu, 8 Sep 2022 18:13:56 GMT, Robbin Ehn <rehn at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Please consider, only implemented on x64/aarch64 linux/windows. (@TheRealMDoerr have now contributed PPC64)
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>> On my box calling clock_gettime via JNI goes from 35ns to 28ns when enabled.
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>> Passes t1-7 with option forced on, also passes t1-4 as is in this PR.
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> Robbin Ehn has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   PPC64 port courtesy Martin Doerr

Great, thanks!

Updated test, running a t1-2 on it.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10123