RFR: 8272736: [JVMCI] Add API for reading and writing JVMCI thread locals [v2]

[coleen.phillimore at oracle.com]

On 8/23/21 2:27 PM, Tom Rodriguez wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Aug 2021 15:24:34 GMT, Coleen Phillimore <coleenp at openjdk.org> wrote:
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>> src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.hpp line 996:
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>>> 994:     return _jvmci_reserved1;
>>> 995:   }
>>> 996:
>> This makes me reprise my wish that this code was in jvmciThread.hpp and you indirect from thread to there.  Can you do that?  There's already an RFE somewhere.
> I hadn't forgotten about that but I have been putting it off a bit.  I'll prioritize it.  The RFE is https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8137018
Thank you!
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> PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/5192