RFR: 8293251: Use stringStream::base() instead of as_string() when applicable [v6]

[Johan Sjölén]

On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:03:52 GMT, Johan Sjölén <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Hi!
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>> Please review this PR swapping out stringStream::as_string() with ::base() when applicable. With this change we avoid allocating a resource managed string copy. I also attempt to document the base function, as it is not safe to use any result returned from it if you subsequently call the stringStream's methods.
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>> When I've left ResourceMarks in place I've also commented which calls requires them.
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>> This passes tier1, tier2 tests.
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> Johan Sjölén has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   Missed fixes

Hi Thomas,

Thank you for your input. I agree, freeze is snappy. I applied your suggestion.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10142