[jdk17u] RFR: 8274795: AArch64: avoid spilling and restoring r18 in macro assembler

Fri Dec 3 20:23:34 UTC 2021

On Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:58:34 GMT, Bernhard Urban-Forster <burban at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Clean backport of [JDK-8274795](https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8274795) / https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/commit/ede3f4e94c752a8457b7c24e001bd122845d2f6a

this might be a little too late for jdk17.0.2  now, but since 17 is LTS, it's still needs to get pushed. Just place jdk17u-fix-request label on the bug ( with proper request comment) and lets see what @robm-openjdk  will answer.
Could you also create a backport to jdk11u please.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u/pull/197