JDK 9 RFR of 4477961: java.lang.Math.toDegrees(double) could be optimized

[Brian Burkhalter]

Hi Aleksey,

On Sep 22, 2014, at 11:42 PM, Aleksey Shipilev <aleksey.shipilev at oracle.com> wrote:

> On 09/23/2014 02:34 AM, Brian Burkhalter wrote:
>> I created an alternate webrev using compile-time constants per your
>> suggestion:
>> 
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~bpb/4477961/webrev.01/
>> <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/%7Ebpb/4477961/webrev.01/>
> 
> Ah, sorry for confusing language about "compile-time constants", I meant
> "compile-time constant expression", as per JLS 15.28. Constant
> expressions are FP-strict, so it should be just fine correctness- and
> performance-wise, and less cryptic:
> private static final double DEGREES_TO_RADIANS = PI / 180.0;

Thanks for the clarification. As the issue is already resolved, however, I am not inclined to change the code unless there is a serious objection in which case I can file another issue.

Thanks,

Brian