RFR (XS) 8023976: assert(!CompilationPolicy::can_be_compiled(this, comp_level)) failed: sanity check

[Vladimir Kozlov]

The fix looks good. But this code is a mess.

Thanks,
Vladimir

On 8/29/13 8:33 AM, Vladimir Ivanov wrote:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~vlivanov/8023976/webrev.00/
> 18 lines changed: 16 ins; 0 del; 2 mod;
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> This assertion (part of 8022832) doesn't hold for method handle intrinsics (MethodHandle::linkTo*): they should be
> always "compilable", even if a method is marked as not compilable - there's a special case in Method::is_not_compilable.
>
> These methods can be marked as not compilable when, for example, -XX:CompileOnly command is used.
>
> There is a discrepancy between Method::is_not_c[12]_compilable() and Method::is_not_compilable(). Instead of changing
> the assertion, I try to avoid marking MH intrinsics as not compilable.
>
> Testing: failing test, HS regression tests.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best regards,
> Vladimir Ivanov