Please review fix for 7197269: NPG: FollowReferences has no ClassLoader -> Class link to follow

[Daniel D. Daugherty]

On 9/12/12 3:38 PM, Coleen Phillmore wrote:
> Summary: restore java/lang/ClassLoader.addClass() call for 
> compatibility with JVMTI
>
> With Permgen elimination this classes vector is unnecessary for GC but 
> having it maintains compatibility with JVMTI FollowReferences.
>
> open webrev at http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~coleenp/7197269/
> bug link at http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=7197269

Thumbs up!

src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp
     No comments.

src/share/vm/classfile/vmSymbols.hpp
     No comments.

src/share/vm/memory/universe.cpp
     line 1049: is very, very long...

src/share/vm/memory/universe.hpp
     No comments.


> Tested against daCapo.

And you ran if the various failing tests from the bugs that
are closed as dups of this bug (7197269) if I remember correctly.

Dan


>
> Thanks,
> Coleen
>
>