8203287: Zero fails to build after JDK-8199712 (Flight Recorder)

[John Paul Adrian Glaubitz]

Hi!

On 05/18/2018 01:10 PM, Aleksey Shipilev wrote:
> But Zero is already broken, and there are two fixes:
>  1. Make Zero build again.
>  2. Make Zero compatible with JFR.
> 
> I see no sense in waiting for (2), when (1) is ready. New code does not break the Zero portability
> per se, it renders Zero+JFR non-working on some platforms, but that is for (2).
I was not saying that the Zero build shouldn't be fixed.

I just said that to keep in mind that Zero is primarily useful for
uncommon architectures. If a change is committed now that makes Zero
build on Oracle's supported platforms only, we would loose the main
advantage of Zero.

Disclaimer: I haven't looked into what Flight Recorder exactly is. I
            I just know that it currently broke several targets.

Thanks,
Adrian

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