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

[Seán Coffey]

Forgot the link :

[1] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8u/groundrules.html


On 15/03/2017 09:09, Seán Coffey wrote:
> 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
>>
>