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

[Erik Österlund]

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for the review.

/Erik

On 2018-04-05 10:22, Thomas Schatzl wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 10:09 +0200, Erik Österlund wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> 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/
>>
>> Thanks,
>> /Erik
>    looks good.
>
> Thomas