RFR (trivial): 8219814: Help-info for pns(...) on Linux/mips lost

[David Holmes]

On 27/02/2019 6:23 pm, Jie Fu wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Bug:    https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8219814
> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~jiefu/8219814/webrev.00/
> 
> When debug the VM in gdb and perform "call help()", the help-info for 
> pns(...) on Linux/mips is lost.
> However, it exists in jdk8.

That's because there was some support for an active MIPS port in JDK 8 
but that no longer exists. This change may be trivial but it belongs in 
a project providing a MIPS port until such time as a MIPS port becomes 
mainline.

David
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> To support debugging on as many platforms as possible, it would be 
> better to keep it.
> 
> The patch has been tested on Linux/x86-64 and Loongson's Linux/mips64-port.
> Could you please review it?
> Thanks a lot.
> 
> Best regards,
> Jie
> 
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