Short/Character.reverseBytes intrinsics

[John Rose]

On Apr 22, 2010, at 2:54 PM, Ulf Zibis wrote:

> Couldn't they directly be implemented as native methods? This would give the developer a clear hint, that they are processed fast, and would reduce the optimization work by HotSpot.

That's odd.  To me, seeing a native method is a clear hint that it is processed exceedingly slowly.  -- John