RFR: 8224663: Parallel GC: Use WorkGang (5: ScavengeRootsTask)

[Thomas Schatzl]

Hi,

On 06.08.19 10:17, Leo Korinth wrote:
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> On 05/08/2019 23:51, Kim Barrett wrote:
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>> In workgang nomenclature, scavenge_roots_task and steal_task are
>> perhaps misnamed.  They aren't tasks, they are helper work functions.
>> Maybe they should be called scavenge_roots_work and steal_work?
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> You are probably right.
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>> I don't remember if there were similar possible naming issues
>> elsewhere in this cluster of changes.  And you should verify the
>> naming convention with someone else before making any changes in
>> response to this comment.
>>
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> I have named all these "*_work" functions "*_task" consistently through 
> all patches to reflect the old usage of the code :-(, I will rename them 
> if Thomas agree, is that okay with you Thomas?

I am good with that suggestion.

Thanks,
   Thomas