RFR: 8264149 BreakpointInfo::set allocates metaspace object in VM thread [v4]

[Ioi Lam]

On Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:04:41 GMT, Coleen Phillimore <coleenp at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This change creates a Metaspace::allocate function that doesn't pass TRAPS to be used by MethodCounters.  TRAPS and exceptions shouldn't be thrown from non-JavaThreads.
>> 
>> Tested with tier1-7.
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> Coleen Phillimore has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Rename MethodCounter allocate functions, refactor null checking.

LGTM.

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Marked as reviewed by iklam (Reviewer).

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/3207