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

[Seán Coffey]

Approved for jdk8u-dev.

regards,
Sean.

On 06/01/2018 10:23, Kevin Walls wrote:
> 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
>