RFR: 8032740

[David Holmes]

Re-sending with corrected subject line - the bug ID is 8032740

David

On 27/02/2014 12:38 PM, David Holmes wrote:
> Hi Gary,
>
> On 27/02/2014 10:29 AM, Gary Collins wrote:
>> This is logically a backport from 8, but that for the JDK side the new
>> build obviated
>> the need for the change there. The bug is marked confidential and that
>> these changes are
>> just supporting it.
>>
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~collins/8032740/webrev.00/
>
> The changes in hotspot should be a direct backport of:
>
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8014460
>
> Both the linux and bsd parts should be present and it should be
> committed under that original bug id.
>
> The JDK change is the logical equivalent on the JDK side. As you say
> this is not an actual backport because the new build in JDK 8 obviated
> the need for this part of the fix.
>
> As only one review is needed on the JDK side you should now be able to
> request approval (using the approval template) to push the change to
> 7u-dev. But again the hotspot part must be complete, and committed using
> the original bug number.
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
>>
>> Thanks
>> Gary
>>