[8u-dev] RFA: JDK-8064811: Use THREAD instead of CHECK_NULL in return statements

[David Holmes]

JPRT passed.

David

On 16/10/2018 5:14 PM, David Holmes wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> 
> I'm running this through JPRT but the backport looks okay to me.
> 
> Thanks,
> David
> 
> On 16/10/2018 8:08 AM, Hohensee, Paul wrote:
>> Please approve a backport of JDK-8064811 to 8u.
>>
>> JBS: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8064811
>> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~phh/8064811/webrev.00/
>> Review thread: 
>> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-dev/2014-November/016018.html 
>>
>>
>> The patch applies cleanly net of line numbers, copyright notice dates, 
>> and code that exists in JDK9 but not in JDK8.
>>
>> It builds and runs jdk8 hotspot jtreg tests on a linux x64 host, which 
>> is the only one to which I have access. If needed, would someone 
>> please run it through JPRT?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>