RFR: 8331264: Reduce java.lang.constant initialization overhead [v3]

[Per Minborg]

On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:39:17 GMT, Claes Redestad <redestad at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> I'm looking at ways at reducing/eliminating startup overheads the classfile API in preparation of #17108, and have pushed a series of enhancements to that effect already. This PR is a collection of minor improvements which add up to a 1.5% reduction in retired instructions - or a 5% reduction in executed bytecode - on a simple lambda startup test.
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> Claes Redestad has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   Simplified void check

src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/constant/ConstantDescs.java line 178:

> 176: 
> 177:     private static final ClassDesc[] INDY_BOOTSTRAP_ARGS = {
> 178:             CD_MethodHandles_Lookup,

Can these fields be @Stable?

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18991#discussion_r1583168392