RFR: 8252219: C2: Randomize IGVN worklist for stress testing [v3]

[Vladimir Kozlov]

On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 19:27:20 GMT, Roberto Castañeda Lozano <github.com+8792647+robcasloz at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Add `StressIGVN` option to let C2 randomize IGVN worklist order. When enabled, the worklist is shuffled before each
>> main run of the IGVN loop. Also add `GenerateStressSeed` and `StressSeed=N` options to randomly generate or specify the
>> seed. In either case, the seed is logged if `LogCompilation` is enabled. The new options are declared as
>> production+diagnostic for consistency with the existing `StressLCM` and `StressGCM` options.
>
> Roberto Castañeda Lozano has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Define 'StressSeed' option as 'uint' rather than 'uintx'

Nice!

Did you try to run mach5 testing with IGV stress enabled by using --jvm-args "" mach5 option?

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Marked as reviewed by kvn (Reviewer).

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/242