[8u] Request for enhancement backport approval for 8168318: PPC64: Use cmpldi instead of li/cmpld

[Rob McKenna]

This request has been approved.

    -Rob

On 02/10/17 14:20, Gustavo Romero wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Could the following enhancement backport be approved, please?
> 
> Bug		: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8168318
> Review		: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-compiler-dev/2016-October/024771.html
> Changeset	: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/hotspot/rev/622d3fe587f2
> 
> An improvement of ~1% was observed on some Neo4j benchmarks with that change
> applied. This is a significant ppc64-only performance improvement and applies
> cleanly. It's low risk and does not affect any of the Oracle platforms in any
> way. The proposed integration date is as soon as granted since there is no
> remaining work to be done.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Gustavo
>