Request for reviews (XS): 6875619

[Vladimir Kozlov]

It is user method asks for length and we generate inline_native_getLength()
intrinsic for it which calls load_array_length(array).

Vladimir

Tom Rodriguez wrote:
> Why are we asking for the length of something which either isn't an 
> array or hasn't properly cast to be an array yet?
> 
> tom
> 
> On Aug 27, 2009, at 6:43 PM, Vladimir Kozlov wrote:
> 
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kvn/6875619/webrev.00
>>
>> Fixed 6875619: CTW fails with /hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/type.hpp
>>
>> Problem:
>> GraphKit::load_array_length() tries to cast type of new allocated
>> array to TypeAryPtr. It fails since it is reflection allocation
>> and type is Object.
>>
>> Solution:
>> Cast to TypeOopPtr which is the parameter type of
>> make_ideal_length() method.
>>
>> Reviewed by:
>>
>> Fix verified (y/n): y, test
>>
>> Other testing:
>> JPRT
>>
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