RFR 8016325: JVM hangs verifying system dictionary

[harold seigel]

Hi Coleen,

These changes look good.

Harold

On 6/21/2013 12:35 PM, Coleen Phillimore wrote:
> Summary: Minimize redundant verifications of Klasses.
>
> Also removed is_metadata() because checking that metadata is not in 
> the Java heap doesn't make sense anymore and could slow down 
> verification also.   Some cases that aren't statically checked by the 
> compiler now call is_metaspace_object() under assert for verification.
>
> Tested by nsk.quick.testlist, and failing SQE test.
>
> open webrev at http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~coleenp/8016325/
> bug link at http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=8016325
> local bug link https://jbs.oracle.com/bugs/browse/JDK-8016325
>
> thanks,
> Coleen