RFR: 8349479: C2: when a Type node becomes dead, make CFG path that uses it unreachable [v7]

[Christian Hagedorn]

On Thu, 3 Apr 2025 12:38:49 GMT, Roland Westrelin <roland at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> I assume that JDK-8275202 also calls this method with a non-null `PhaseIdealLoop` pointer? Now we only pass in null, so the `loop` parameter could be removed.
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> Right. Do you think it's better to remove the parameter that's used (for now)?

Up to you, I'm fine to leave it in if you estimate that JDK-8275202 is coming in soon anyway.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/23468#discussion_r2030553794