RFR (XS): 8201167: Remove MacroAssembler::cmp_heap_oop on x86

Aleksey Shipilev shade at redhat.com
Thu Apr 5 08:20:57 UTC 2018


On 04/05/2018 10:09 AM, Erik Österlund wrote:
> The MacroAssembler::cmp_heap_oop member function on x86 is not currently used anywhere in hotspot.
> Moreover, it is no longer safe to use it with modern GCs using load barriers. Since it is unsafe to
> use and is not used today, it should be removed.
> 
> Webrev:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~eosterlund/8201167/webrev.00/

Yes, there is MacroAssembler::cmpoop for that.

Looks good!

-Aleksey


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