RFR(s): 8169206: TemplateInterpreter::_continuation_entry is never referenced

[Max Ockner]

I have removed the 
TemplateInterpreterGenerator::generate_continuation_for() methods for 
each platform.
New webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~mockner/8169206.02/

Thanks,
Max

On 11/30/2016 10:09 PM, Coleen Phillimore wrote:
>
> Hi Max,
>
> You didn't remove the platform specific 
> TemplateInterpreterGenerator::generate_continuation_for() methods.
>
> I think from ancient history, these used to be used for reexecuting 
> the bytecode after rewriting to the fast version from within 
> InterpreterRuntime.  That code's been long dead!
>
> Thanks - this will be a good cleanup for jdk10.
> Coleen
>
> On 11/30/16 2:57 PM, Max Ockner wrote:
>> Hello everyone!
>>
>> Please review this small fix which removes some dead code from the 
>> interpreter. TemplateInterpreter::_continuation_entry table and its 
>> accessor are never called from anywhere else.
>>
>> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8169206
>> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~mockner/8169206.01/
>>
>> Tested with java -version.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Max
>>
>>
>>
>>
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