RFR 8017540: Improve multi-threaded contention behavior of BigInteger.toString() radix conversion cache

[Alan Bateman]

On 25/06/2013 00:53, Brian Burkhalter wrote:
> Branching off from this thread
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> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2013-June/018244.html
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> I filed this issue (should be public tomorrow)
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> http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8017540
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> for the getRadixConversionCache() enhancement. The patch is here
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> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~bpb/8017540/
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> I reviewed and tested the code for correctness and see no issues, so to speak. This patch cannot be integrated prior to that for 4641897.
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I'll push 4641897 for you now and we'll push 8017540 once we are done 
with that review.

-Alan.