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

Wed Dec 22 13:45:45 UTC 2021

Hi all,

This pull request contains a backport of commit [ede3f4e9](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/commit/ede3f4e94c752a8457b7c24e001bd122845d2f6a) from the openjdk/jdk repository.

The commit being backported was authored by Bernhard Urban-Forster on 14 Oct 2021 and was reviewed by Andrew Haley.

Thanks!

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Commit messages:
 - Backport ede3f4e94c752a8457b7c24e001bd122845d2f6a

Changes: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u-dev/pull/28/files
 Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk17u-dev&pr=28&range=00
  Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8274795
  Stats: 25 lines in 3 files changed: 8 ins; 13 del; 4 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u-dev/pull/28.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u-dev pull/28/head:pull/28

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk17u-dev/pull/28