[1.7 & 1.8 BRANCH APPROVAL]: Backport 6539464: Math functions produce inconsistent results

[Pavel Tisnovsky]

Dr Andrew John Hughes wrote:
> Applies to hs14 only.  hs16 (1.7 & 1.8 --with-hotspot-build=hs16) and hs17 (1.9, HEAD) have this fix.
>
> changeset:   1981:0b63ff75d44a
> tag:         tip
> user:        Andrew John Hughes <ahughes at redhat.com>
> date:        Sat Sep 04 00:21:46 2010 +0100
> files:       ChangeLog Makefile.am NEWS patches/hotspot/original/6539464-consistent-math.patch
> description:
> S6539464, RH500077: Ensure Math functions return consistent results.
>
> 2010-09-03  Andrew John Hughes  <ahughes at redhat.com>
>
> 	    * Makefile.am: Add new patch.
> 	    * patches/hotspot/original/6539464-consistent-math.patch:
> 	    Backport fix for S6539464 which ensures Math functions
> 	    return consistent results.
> 	    * NEWS: Updated.
>
> Ok for 1.7 & 1.8?
>   
Hi Andrew,

this patch seems ok for me, I've done our usual tests and there are not 
any regression.

Cheers
Pavel