[8u] Request for approval for JDK-8044363, JDK-8046471, JDK-8046611, JDK-8047763, JDK-8048232 and JDK-8144885

[Gerald Thornbrugh]

Greetings,

I would like to get approval for pushing the backport of several
Linux/SPARC related bugs to JDK8u.

Links to bugs:

JDK-8044363 Remove special build options for unpack200 executable
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8044363

JDK-8046471 Use OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH instead of legacy value for 
hotspot ARCH
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8046471

JDK-8046611 Build errors with gcc on sparc/fastdebug
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8046611

JDK-8047763 Recognize sparc64 as a sparc platform
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8047763

JDK-8048232 Fix for 8046471 breaks PPC64 build
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8048232

JDK-8144885 agent/src/os/linux/libproc.h needs to support Linux/SPARC 
builds
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8144885

Link to webrev:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~gthornbr/linux-sparc-jdk8u/

Link to review thread:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-runtime-dev/2015-December/017238.html 


List of reviewers for the JDK8u backport:
dcubed
mikael

Thanks,

Gerald Thornbrugh