[8u40] RFR 6642881: Improve performance of Class.getClassLoader()

[Coleen Phillimore]

Thanks David!
Coleen

On 9/7/14, 9:38 PM, David Holmes wrote:
> Looks okay to me.
>
> David
>
> On 6/09/2014 5:55 AM, Coleen Phillimore wrote:
>> Summary: Add classLoader to java/lang/Class instance for fast access
>>
>> This is a backport request for 8u40.   This change has been in the jdk9
>> code for 3 months without any problems.
>>
>> The JDK changes hg imported cleanly.  The Hotspot change needed a hand
>> merge for create_mirror call in klass.cpp.
>>
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~coleenp/6642881_8u40_jdk/
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~coleenp/6642881_8u40_hotspot/
>>
>> bug link https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6642881
>>
>> Ran jdk_core jtreg tests in jdk with both jdk/hotspot changes. Also ran
>> jck java_lang tests with only the hotspot change.  The hotspot change
>> can be tested separately from the jdk change (but not the other way
>> around).
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Coleen