[8u] Request for approval: Backport of 8161147, 8162603

[Rob McKenna]

Approved

	-Rob


On 02/09/16 05:39, Tobias Hartmann wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> please approve the following backports to JDK 8u.
> 
> 8161147: jvm crashes when -XX:+UseCountedLoopSafepoints is enabled
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8161147
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/hs-comp/hotspot/rev/286ad75013e2
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-compiler-dev/2016-July/023700.html
> 
> And the follow up test fix:
> 
> 8162603: Unrecognized VM option 'UseCountedLoopSafepoints'
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8162603
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/hs-comp/hotspot/rev/40b4cb7908a1
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-compiler-dev/2016-July/023915.html
> 
> Both fixes were pushed to JDK 9 months ago and showed no problems. The patches apply cleanly to JDK 8u.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tobias