Lexicographic array comparators

[Paul Sandoz]

On Feb 11, 2015, at 12:15 AM, Martin Buchholz <martinrb at google.com> wrote:
> The addition of array comparison intrinsics makes sense - I've missed them myself on occasion.
> 

Thanks.


> I was surprised that System.arraycopy hasn't been specialized for every array type.
> I guess the JIT is good at specializing all callers.
> 
> I don't know whether we will someday regret the explosion of array comparison methods.
> The case for the intrinsic seems more compelling to me.
> 
> (Hopefully someone else will do the real review)
> 

No problem. It's too early for a proper webrev review. For the moment i am seeking comments on the general direction.

Thanks,
Paul.