[8u-dev] Request for approval for CR 8058563 - InstanceKlass::_dependencies list isn't cleared from empty nmethodBucket entries

[Stefan Karlsson]

Hi,

I’d like to get approval for the backport of the fix for JDK-8058563 to 
8u-dev.The backport involved non-trivial changes to the JDK 9 patch.

JDK 8u webrev:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stefank/8058563/webrev.01/

Bug entry:
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8058563

JDK 9 review thread:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-dev/2015-October/020253.html

JDK 9 changeset:
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/hotspot/rev/029a2b20b570

Thanks,
StefanK