[8u] RFR for JDK-6515172: Runtime.availableProcessors() ignores Linux taskset command

[David Holmes]

Looks good. Reviewed.

Thanks,
David

On 15/09/2016 4:40 PM, Shafi Ahmad wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Please review the backport [modified] of bug: "JDK-6515172 Runtime.availableProcessors() ignores Linux taskset command" to jdk8u.
>
> Please note that the backport is not clean and we can't do as it is. Please note
>   1. The changes are made by 'Andreas Eriksson' who left Oracle.
>   2. There is difference in logging mechanism in jdk9 and jdk8 is different and file logTag.hpp doesn't exists in jdk8.
>   3. Newly added test pass after this change. It fails without this change.
>
> Webrev link: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~shshahma/8154324/webrev.02/
> Jdk9 bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6515172
> Original patch pushed to jdk9: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/hotspot/rev/c5480d4abfe4
>
> Testing: jprt and running jtreg.
>
> Regards,
> Shafi
>