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

[Coleen Phillimore]

Thanks, Mandy!

Coleen

On 9/8/14, 6:59 PM, Mandy Chung wrote:
> Thumbs up.
>
> Mandy
>
> On 9/5/2014 12:55 PM, 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
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