[8u] RFA for backport of 8181810: PPC64: Leverage extrdi for bitfield extract

[Rob McKenna]

Approved. Please add an appropriate noreg label to the bug.

    -Rob

On 27/09/17 04:33, Matthew Brandyberry wrote:
> Hi,//
> //
> Please approve the backport of JDK-8181810 fix to jdk8u.
> 
> The JDK10 change applies cleanly.
> 
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8181810
> Changeset: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk10/jdk10/hotspot/rev/f025cf2a4a78
> Review Thread:
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-dev/2017-June/027247.html
> 
> Thanks,
> Matt
>