8068054: AARCH64: Assembler interpreter, shared runtime

[Edward Nevill]

Hi,

On 02/01/15 19:01, Coleen Phillimore wrote:
>
> On 1/2/15, 1:45 PM, Andrew Haley wrote:
>>
>> On 01/02/2015 06:30 PM, Coleen Phillimore wrote:
>>> +// Method entry for java.lang.ref.Reference.get.
>>> +address InterpreterGenerator::generate_Reference_get_entry(void) {
>>> +  return NULL;
>>> +}
>>>
>>> Why isn't this implemented? I think this needs to have code to support
>>> the G1 garbage collector.  I don't know this architecture, but I think
>>> you can use my code review nonetheless.
>> Okay.  I think G1 works, but I don't know about this issue. I'll have
>> a look.
>
> You may not need this code; it may be an optimization.  The hg history 
> and bug number it points to would say.

I think it is necessary. See

http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/aarch64-port-dev/2014-October/001503.html

All the best,
Ed.