[PATCH] Implement a noop clear() for Collections#EMPTY_LIST

[dalibor topic]

Thanks, Naufal - I'll take a look and let you & Paul know when it's 
processed.

cheers,
dalibor topic

On 23.05.2016 12:53, Mohamed Naufal wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> I've already sent a signed copy of the OCA to oracle-ca_us at oracle.com.
>
> Thanks,
> Naufal
>
> On 23 May 2016 at 16:13, Paul Sandoz <paul.sandoz at oracle.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Naufal,
>>
>> Thanks for looking at this.
>>
>> For us to accept your patch (no matter how small) you need to become a
>> contributor, which requires that you agree to the Oracle Contributor
>> Agreement (OCA), see:
>>
>>   http://openjdk.java.net/contribute/
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul.
>>
>>> On 22 May 2016, at 12:10, Mohamed Naufal <naufal11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> A call to clear() on Collections#EMPTY_LIST is currently redirected to
>>> AbstractList#clear(), which performs a bunch of checks and creates a
>>> ListItr object, all of which is unnecessary for an EmptyList.
>>>
>>> PFA a patch that implements a noop clear() for EmptyList.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Naufal
>>> <EmptyList_clear.diff>
>>
>>

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