[8u-dev] RFA for 8038636, 8055008, 8156137: SIGSEGV in ReceiverTypeData::clean_weak_klass_links ...and 8057570.

[Kevin Walls]

Hi - just a resend with RFA as the subject line: this is an 8u approval 
request, not a review request.


On 04/01/2018 14:24, Kevin Walls wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to get approval for the 8u backport of these changes: we 
> primarily want JDK-8156137 back into 8u, but it has some dependencies.
>
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8156137
>
> 8u webrev: webrev: 
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kevinw/8055008.8156137/webrev.00/
>
> 8u backport approval on runtime-dev: 
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-runtime-dev/2017-November/025354.html
>
> ..that's a long email that shows the chain of changes in order, with 
> their jdk9 changesets and comments where they differ for 8u.
>
>
> I will follow up on 8040237 separately: it's a short code change with 
> further protection against tripping up on redefined classes, which was 
> observed in a test.  The change in the webrev has now had some good 
> real-world testing with no problems uncovered.
>
> Many thanks,
> Kevin