RFA: 8043913: remove legacy code in SPARC's VM_Version::platform_features

[Seán Coffey]

Hi Kevin,

this is an enhancement backport request. Please see rule 3 [1]. You'll 
need to file such a request first.

regards,
Sean.

On 14/03/2017 22:48, Kevin Walls wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm seeking approval to backport into jdk8u:
>
> 8043913: remove legacy code in SPARC's VM_Version::platform_features
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8043913
>
> This is a straight import of the change in 9: 
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/hs-comp/hotspot/rev/99995cb1ae44
>
> It removes some getisax() checks and does some reformatting in the 
> Solaris SPARC VM_Version code in 
> src/os_cpu/solaris_sparc/vm/vm_version_solaris_sparc.cpp.  We're 
> presuming we are always on Solaris 10 or later, and this change will 
> make further changes in that area more straightforward (there are a 
> couple more backports to come...).
>
> Thanks
> Kevin
>