RFR (M) 8223261 "JDK-8189208 followup - remove JDK_GetVersionInfo0 and the supporting code"

[Langer, Christoph]

Hi Gerard,

generally it looks like a nice cleanup.

I've got a patch prepared though, which I was planning on posting tomorrow. It is about cleanup for the canonicalize function in libjava. I wanted to use jdk_util.h for the function prototype. I had not yet filed a bug but here is what I have:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~clanger/webrevs/cleanup-canonicalize/

So maybe you could refrain from removing jdk_util.h or maybe you can hold off submitting your change until my cleanup is reviewed?

I'll create a bug and post an official review thread tomorrow...

Thanks
Christoph

> -----Original Message-----
> From: hotspot-dev <hotspot-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net> On Behalf Of
> Mandy Chung
> Sent: Mittwoch, 13. November 2019 20:30
> To: gerard ziemski <gerard.ziemski at oracle.com>
> Cc: awt-dev at openjdk.java.net; hotspot-dev developers <hotspot-
> dev at openjdk.java.net>; core-libs-dev at openjdk.java.net
> Subject: Re: RFR (M) 8223261 "JDK-8189208 followup - remove
> JDK_GetVersionInfo0 and the supporting code"
> 
> 
> 
> On 11/13/19 10:50 AM, gerard ziemski wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Please review this cleanup, where we remove JDK_GetVersionInfo0 and
> > related code, since we can get build versions directly from within the
> > VM itself:
> >
> > I'm including core-libs and awt in this review because the proposed
> > fix touches their corresponding files.
> >
> >
> > bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8223261
> > webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~gziemski/8223261_rev1
> > tests: passes Mach5 tier1,2,3,4,5,6
> >
> 
> This is a good clean up.  JDK_GetVersionInfo0 was needed long time ago
> in particular in HS express support that is no longer applicable.
> 
> One leftover comment should also be removed.
> 
> src/hotspot/share/runtime/vm_version.hpp
>    // Gets the jvm_version_info.jvm_version defined in jvm.h
> 
> otherwise looks good.
> 
> Mandy