[8u76] Request for approval: 8140587: Atomic*FieldUpdaters should use Class.isInstance instead of direct class check

[Seán Coffey]

On 04/12/15 09:51, Paul Sandoz wrote:
>> On 3 Dec 2015, at 19:14, Aleksey Shipilev <aleksey.shipilev at oracle.com> wrote:
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>> I am not a 8u Committer, so if the change is approved, I'd need a sponsor.
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> I can take this one in bulk with 8131782 and sort them out next week.
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> Regarding patch a or b, I defer to what Martin prefers.
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> What is the policy for pushing hotspot changes to 8u (of 8131782), are they required to be pushed through JPRT?
Pushing hotspot changes via JPRT is recommended but not required.

regards,
Sean.
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> Paul.