[jdk8u-dev] RFR: 8310026: [8u] make java_lang_String::hash_code consistent across platforms

[Andrew Dinn]

On Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:02:53 GMT, Zdenek Zambersky <zzambers at openjdk.org> wrote:

> `java_lang_String::hash_code` produces inconsistent results on different platforms, when `s` is `char*`.  This is because on some platforms `char` is signed, while on others unsigned (resulting in `char` to be either zero-extended or sign-extended, when cast to `unsigned int`). This causes 1 tier1 test failure on aarch64.
> 
> Details:
> This was discovered by examining one failing test (from tier1) present on aarch64 builds:
> `test/serviceability/sa/jmap-hashcode/Test8028623.java`
> Test was introduced by [JDK-8028623](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8028623). However fix done there does not work on aarch64. Code was later fixed (newer jdks) in [hotspot part](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u-dev/commit/7af927f9c10923b61f746eb6e566bcda853dd95a) of [JDK-8141132](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8141132) (JEP 254: Compact Strings).
> 
> Fix:
> Fixed by backporting very small portion of JDK-8141132.
> 
> Testing:
> tier1 (x86, x86_64, aarch64): OK (tested by GH and in rhel-8 aarch64 VM)

Changes look good

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Marked as reviewed by adinn (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk8u-dev/pull/336#pullrequestreview-1518455690