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

[Dr Andrew John Hughes]

On 09:19 Wed 08 Sep     , Pavel Tisnovsky wrote:
> 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.
> 

Thanks.  Pushed.

> Cheers
> Pavel

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