Request for reviews (M): 6924259: Remove String.count,String.offset fields

[Ismael Juma]

Hi Vladimir,

Vladimir Kozlov <vladimir.kozlov at ...> writes:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kvn/6924259/webrev
> 
> 6924259: Remove String.count/String.offset
> 
> Allows a version of the String class that doesn't have count,offset fields.
> These VM changes works with both versions of String class by checking the 
> presence of fields.

Interesting. Is there a plan for the standard JDK to use a String class without 
count and offset fields or is it just for the embedded one? (the bug number is 
not accessible yet in case it's already described there).

Best,
Ismael