Approval request for JAXP update in JDK7 M5

[Kelly O'Hair]

Tim Bell wrote:
> According to joe.wang at sun.com:
> 
>> JAXP update in JDK7 M5. There were many performance 
>> improvement back in JDK6u18 and Intel has been asking about it's 
>> integration into JDK7. Since the JAXP source bundle contains everything 
>> by 10/13/09, we'll be able to tell them that it's done (that is, the 
>> performance improvement is in JDK7) as long as the current integration 
>> is completed.
> 
> James Melvin wrote:
>> "This" is the forward port of the XML performance work. (6u14p->JDK7)
>> Intel is very interested and asks about this every week.
>>
>> - Jim
> 
> This request is for the following changeset to be included in M5:
> 
>   http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/tl/jaxp/rev/2f83acf616a7

Technically, this changeset is also needed:
   http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/tl/jaxp/rev/16b2f7fb5513
So it's 2 changesets, based on jdk7-b74.

-kto

> 
>   The update is to use a newer jaxp source bundle from upstream:
>    https://jaxp.dev.java.net/files/documents/913/144160/jdk7-jaxp-m5.zip
> 
> As Joe Wang mentions (see above), these changes are already in JDK6u18.
> That should make the risk level low.
> 
> If we do nothing, this change is already in the TL forest, which means
> by default it would go into M6 (probably b77).
> 
> Joe Wang and Jim Melvin are asking me to request that the change be pulled
> in for M5 because a licensee and partner has been asking for it (and they
> continue to ask for it).
> 
> 
> Tim Bell