RFR(XS): 8147844: new method j.l.Thread.onSpinWait() (was j.l.Runtime)

[David Holmes]

Hi Ivan,

On 8/03/2016 11:04 AM, Ivan Krylov wrote:
> The current wording of what is being called now JEP-285 [1] has placed
> onSpinWait() method into j.l.Thread.
> Hence, a new revision of the webrev. Everything is the same, except now
> it is the Thread class.
>
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ikrylov/8147844.jdk.03/

Make sure the commit comment reflects the new synopsis :)

I thought at some point there was discussion of giving a usage example 
in the javadoc? I think most people would be quite puzzled after reading 
the technical spec alone.

Thanks,
David

> Please, approve.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ivan
>
> [1] - openjdk.java.net/jeps/285
>
> On 27/01/2016 09:53, Ivan Krylov wrote:
>> Updated to http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ikrylov/8147844.jdk.02/
>> The sample JavaDoc has been updated too:
>> http://ivankrylov.github.io/onspinwait/api/java/lang/Runtime.html#onSpinWait--
>>
>>
>> Alan, Thank you.
>>
>> On 27/01/2016 18:20, Alan Bateman wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 27/01/2016 14:10, Ivan Krylov wrote:
>>>> Indeed, thanks!
>>>> New webrev http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ikrylov/8147844.jdk.01/
>>>>
>>> Can you add @since 9 too?
>>>
>>> -Alan.
>>
>