RFR: 8193064: JarFile::getEntry0 method reference use cause for startup regression

[Xueming Shen]

Hi Claes,

I'm OK with this. It would be help to add a simple comment to remind why 
we have to do this
here, before there is better alternative in place for the startup.

Thanks!
Sherman

On 12/5/17, 6:51 AM, Claes Redestad wrote:
> Hi,
>
> desugaring the JarFileEntry::new in JarFile::getEntry0 avoids a hefty 
> startup regression on our smallest startup tests:
>
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~redestad/8193064/open.00/
>
> I think the implementation could be improved further by using static 
> non-capturing functions rather than Jar-/ZipFileEntry::new (which, 
> since they reference a non static class constructor, are implicitly 
> capturing) and filed: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8193066
>
> Thanks!
>
> /Claes