RFR: 8342769: HotSpot Windows/gcc port is broken [v4]

[Andrew Haley]

On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 05:26:29 GMT, Julian Waters <jwaters at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> @TheShermanTanker - this workaround is still needed on Windows AArch64. I haved filed https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/fmod-incorrectly-returns-NaN-on-certain-/10793176 to track a fix for the underlying fmod bug.
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> I'm astounded by how this happy accident looped all the way back around to being needed for ARM64, truly one of the funniest coincidences of all time

> I don't think this workaround was intended for ARM64 in the first place, it explicitly mentions that it was written for x64, and the ifdef mess that resulted in this bug ended up bringing it over to ARM64

So what? I'm sure it'll be fine on AArch64. Just use it.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21627#discussion_r1850217070