RFR 8014024: NPG: keep compiled ic methods from being deallocated in redefine classes

[Coleen Phillimore]

On 05/06/2013 10:04 PM, Dean Long wrote:
> Why do you only handle methods for the !is_icholder_call() case? Isn't 
> that assuming that the only caller is RedefineClasses,
> that f is mark_on_stack, and that it's a no-op for klass metadata?

I do make that assumption which isn't cool.  There's code that asserts 
it's live that also calls this code.  I'll change it to call the 
function on both types of metadata and rerun the testing with the 
verification code.

thanks,
Coleen

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> dl
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> On 5/6/2013 5:09 PM, Coleen Phillimore wrote:
>> Summary: Walk the compiledIC relocation records to keep Method* from 
>> being deallocated.
>>
>> open webrev at http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~coleenp/8014024/
>> bug link at http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=8014024
>>
>> Found when fixing 8013063.   Tested same as 8013063.
>>
>> Coleen
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