[8u-dev] Request for approval for CR: 8165482: java in ldoms, with cpu-arch=generic has problems

[Rob McKenna]

Hi Kevin,

These changes will need codereview.

    -Rob

On 31/03/17 03:32, Kevin Walls wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is an approval request to backport into 8u:
> 
> 8165482: java in ldoms, with cpu-arch=generic has problems
> 9 changeset: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/hs/hotspot/rev/dfff5edc66df
> 
> With a few routine changes this backports OK:
> 
> src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.cpp: has a different initial number of %s
> in a call to jio_snprintf(), so it's not automatic, but the backport adds
> one %s.
> 
> src/os_cpu/solaris_sparc/vm/vm_version_solaris_sparc.cpp: in 8u we have an
> #ifndef PRODUCT which isn't in 9, not part of the change, but means the diff
> won't apply automatically.
> 
> 9 uses log(), logging in 8u uses tty->print_cr, and needs err_msg() to form
> a message rather than having printf-style formatting built-in.  8u also uses
> #ifndef PRODUCT also, and in some places if (PrintMiscellaneous && Verbose)
> 
> Webrev in 8u of these changes:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kevinw/8165482.8u/webrev.00/
> 
> Thanks
> Kevin
> 
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