[9] RFR(XS) 8141140: Zero JVM fails to initialize after JDK-8078554

[Coleen Phillimore]

Hi Severin,

How do you build zero?  The build was changed and I can't find the right 
magical combinations of configure flags to give it.

Thanks,
Coleen

On 11/2/15 11:57 AM, Severin Gehwolf wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Could somebody please review and sponsor this tiny change? It fixes a
> Zero VM initialization problem happening after JDK-8078554.
>
> My understanding is that AllocatePrefetchDistance received a new
> constraint check with JDK-8078554 which now triggers for a Zero VM
> since Zero didn't explicitly disable prefetching before.
>
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8141140
> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sgehwolf/webrevs/JDK-8141140/webrev.01/
>
> Please note that this change depends on the change in [1] since Zero
> does not build for me without it.
>
> Thanks,
> Severin
>
> [1] http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-dev/2015-November/020410.html