RFR: 8341470: BigDecimal.stripTrailingZeros() optimization [v12]

[fabioromano1]

On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 17:15:54 GMT, Raffaello Giulietti <rgiulietti at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> @fabioromano1, this is a static method manipulating static fields that are shared by all instances; whether individual instances are thread safe is a separate and unrelated issue.
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> The real problem here is the maximal size this table can reach and the time it takes to be filled in the worst case: around 300 MB and several minutes.

@rgiulietti Which means, however, wanting to work with a precision of billions of decimal digits, and therefore taking on the consequences...

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21323#discussion_r1788043406