RFR: 8291065: Creating a VarHandle for a static field triggers class initialization [v19]

[Chen Liang]

> This patch implements lazy initialization for VarHandle working on static fields. It has a good initial call performance.
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> We introduce a new internal API, `target()` to unpack a lazy VarHandle in VH implementation methods. If called via MethodHandle, a barrier is added in the MethodHandle instead.
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> The new test ensures the correctness of Lazy VH for both direct and indirect invocation; the performance of MethodHandle version of lazy VH is not yet tested.
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> Benchmark                                            Mode  Cnt    Score    Error  Units
> LazyStaticColdStart.methodHandleCreateEager            ss   10   41.490 ± 12.331  us/op
> LazyStaticColdStart.methodHandleCreateLazy             ss   10   21.810 ± 16.964  us/op
> LazyStaticColdStart.methodHandleInitializeCallEager    ss   10   57.860 ± 13.738  us/op
> LazyStaticColdStart.methodHandleInitializeCallLazy     ss   10   93.300 ± 18.858  us/op
> LazyStaticColdStart.varHandleCreateEager               ss   10   39.860 ±  9.362  us/op
> LazyStaticColdStart.varHandleCreateLazy                ss   10   17.630 ±  1.111  us/op
> LazyStaticColdStart.varHandleInitializeCallEager       ss   10  123.170 ± 62.468  us/op
> LazyStaticColdStart.varHandleInitializeCallLazy        ss   10  105.390 ± 41.815  us/op

Chen Liang has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 33 commits:

 - Run Lazy test with all flags, Classfile and comment update to ColdStart, other minor cleanup
 - Merge branch 'master' into lazy-static-varhandle
 - Mandy suggestions
   
   Co-authored-by: Mandy Chung <mandy.chung at oracle.com>
 - Comment update from mandy
   
   Co-authored-by: Mandy Chung <mandy.chung at oracle.com>
 - Add lazy init test for toMethodHandle
 - Apply suggestions from code review
   
   Co-authored-by: Paul Sandoz <paul.d.sandoz at googlemail.com>
 - Rollback VHG changes
 - Split the concepts of asDirect and target
 - Fix bugs
 - Merge branch 'master' into lazy-static-varhandle
 - ... and 23 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/compare/ded13707...6e54b61d

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/13821