RFR: 8263992: Remove dead code NativeLookup::base_library_lookup

Tue Mar 23 04:12:38 UTC 2021

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 03:21:52 GMT, David Holmes <dholmes at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Hi Ioi,
> 
> Looks good but do we have a problem with the notion of "in base library" ??? Should we perhaps have been using this method elsewhere?
> 
> Thanks,
> David

This function was last used here in 2014. (JDK-8031819: Remove legacy jdk checks and code)

So one has found any use of it for the past 6+ years. I think it's pretty dead.

http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/hotspot/diff/afe58d604f28/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.cpp

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/3139