[jdk8u] RFR: 8348228: Major performance regression in GetMethodDeclaringClass and other JVMTI Method functions

[Severin Gehwolf]

On Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:07:14 GMT, Zhengyu Gu <zgu at openjdk.org> wrote:

> > Why is this being requested as a critical patch? The bug exists since `8u112` - so why the sudden urgency? I'd think this warrants more bake time in the development trees as an 8u only bug. Please close this pr and pursue [openjdk/jdk8u-dev#656](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk8u-dev/pull/656) instead. Thanks!
> 
> Well, I requested 8u-dev backport on 5/30/2025, three weeks ago, have it even considered? since it is significant performance regression.

It fell through the cracks. Sorry about that. Next time feel free to contact maintainers directly. Nevertheless this fix doesn't satisfy the critical fix criteria (performance improvement and has been existing for a long time without much notice).

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk8u/pull/76#issuecomment-2999817221