RFR (S): 8191567: Refactor ciInstanceKlass G1 keep alive barrier to use Access API.
    Erik Österlund 
    erik.osterlund at oracle.com
       
    Fri Nov 24 16:22:01 UTC 2017
    
    
  
Hi,
When creating a ciInstanceKlass handle, G1 might need a SATB barrier to 
keep "peeked" weak klass pointers alive during marking.
This should now be done with the Access API instead of manual calls to 
the G1 SATB barrier.
Bug:
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8191567
Webrev:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~eosterlund/8191567/webrev.00/
Thanks,
/Erik
    
    
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