[9] Backport approval request: 8078470: [Linux] Replace syscall use in os::fork_and_exec with glibc fork() and execve()

[David Holmes]

On 11/05/2015 10:48 AM, David Holmes wrote:
> This is the "backport" to 9 as the original change had to go into 8u
> first for logistical/scheduling reasons.
>
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8078470
>
> 8u changeset:
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u/hotspot/rev/915ca3e9d15e
>
> Original review thread:
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-dev/2015-April/018171.html
>
>
> The changeset mostly applied cleanly with some manual tweaking in one
> spot as the 9 code refers to AARCH64 where the 8u code does not.

I also had to tweak the tests due to:

8067013: Rename the com.oracle.java.testlibary package

For good measure here's a webrev:

http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dholmes/8078470/webrev.jdk9/

Thanks,
David


> Thanks,
> David