Code review request: JDK-8000692,Remove old KERNEL code

[Zhengyu Gu]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for reviewing.

On 1/18/2013 4:52 PM, Chris Plummer wrote:
> make/windows/makefiles/vm.make: You missed the copyright update
>
Thanks.
> src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp: I guess the removal of 
> the following code is correct. The original code was odd since it had 
> a kernel reference outside of #ifdef KERNEL, and then a non-kernel 
> reference (which you removed), within the "if". Just want to double 
> check that this is the right thing to do.
>
> 1826   if (init_opt == SystemDictionary::Opt_Kernel) {
> 1827 #ifndef KERNEL
> 1828     try_load = false;
> 1829 #endif //KERNEL
> 1830   }
I removed SystemDictionary::Opt_Kernel. Can anyone verify if it is OK?

>
> src/share/vm/prims/jniCheck.hpp: The #ifndef removal is correct, but 
> not removing what is within the #ifndef.
>
Thanks,

-Zhengyu

> Chris
>
> On 1/18/13 12:00 PM, hotspot-dev-request at openjdk.java.net wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> This is a cleanup of kernel code, since it is already obsoleted - JDK7
>> and JDK8 are no longer building kernel.
>>
>> JBS:https://jbs.oracle.com/bugs/browse/JDK-8000692
>> Webrev:http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~zgu/8000692/webrev.00/
>>
>> Tests:
>>    - JPRT
>>    - ute vm.quick.testlist on Linux x32.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -Zhengyu
>