Problems in C2 on ppc64/ppc64le due to CompactStrings

[Volker Simonis]

..and you'll probably also need to use -XX:-SpecialStringCompareTo and
-XX:-SpecialStringIndexOf until we fix it for CompressedStrings...

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 6:36 PM, Volker Simonis <volker.simonis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> we are currently facing some problems in the C2 compiler on ppc64/ppc64le
> which are caused by the integration of the new CompactStrings feature. The
> errors manifest in various, mostly string related Java errors or
> NULLPointer exceptions. Running with '-Xcomp' will also result in an
> immediate crash.
>
> We are currently working on a fix for this problem but until we find it
> you can workaround the problem by using the XX:-SpecialStringEquals option.
>
> Regards,
> Volker
>
>
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