RFR: 8372845: C2: Fold identity hash code if object is constant [v6]

[Dean Long]

On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:37:06 GMT, Chen Liang <liach at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Folding identity hash as constant if the incoming argument is constant would be useful for quick map lookups, such as for the [Classifier proposal](https://openjdk.org/jeps/8357674). Currently, identity hash is not constant because it loads the object header/mark word. We can add an explicit bypass to load an existing hash eagerly instead.
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> Chen Liang has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   Use UpperCamelCase

src/hotspot/share/ci/ciObject.hpp line 118:

> 116: 
> 117:   // Access to the constant value cache
> 118:   // Key must be nonnegative. Negative keys are reserved.

Suggestion:

  // Keys representing an array index or field offset are nonnegative. Negative keys are reserved for special values such as identity hash code.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28589#discussion_r2734576071