Request backport JDK-8036619

[Mario Torre]

Hello!

I would like to ask the backport of the changes made for the following
bug report into JDK 8:

https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8036619

The changes apply cleanly without modification:

http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~neugens/zero-2014-02-24/webrev.01/

Somehow the webrev was a bit broken, here is the actual patch:

http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~neugens/zero-2014-02-24/webrev.01/shark-patches.patch

The related changes for JDK 9 are here:

http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~neugens/zero-2014-02-24/webrev.02/

The discussion here:

http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-dev/2014-March/012814.html

and here:

http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-dev/2014-February/012679.html

I can't push myself, so if OK, someone would need to do for me.

Thanks!

Cheers,
Mario