Integrated: 8368573: MultiBranchNode::required_outcnt should return an unsigned int

[Manuel Hässig]

On Thu, 9 Oct 2025 06:51:50 GMT, Manuel Hässig <mhaessig at openjdk.org> wrote:

> This small PR turns the type `MultiBranchNode::required_outcnt` from an `int` into a `uint` because all usages of this are already unsigned integers. Thus, the patch eliminates all implicit conversion from the code path.
> 
> Testing:
>  - [x] Github Actions
>  - [x] tier1, tier2 on Oracle supported platforms

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: 7e3e55a5
Author:    Manuel Hässig <mhaessig at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/7e3e55a576b24ae704395b01a15c363ce6e28cae
Stats:     4 lines in 1 file changed: 0 ins; 0 del; 4 mod

8368573: MultiBranchNode::required_outcnt should return an unsigned int

Reviewed-by: chagedorn, dfenacci, fandreuzzi

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27714