RFR: 8349088: De-virtualize Codeblob and nmethod [v8]

[Dean Long]

On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:14:59 GMT, Vladimir Kozlov <kvn at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Remove virtual methods from CodeBlob and nmethod to simplify saving/restoring in Leyden AOT cache. It avoids the need to patch hidden VPTR pointer to class's virtual table.
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>> Added C++ static asserts to make sure no virtual methods are added in a future.
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>> Fixed/cleaned SA code which process CodeBlob and its subclasses. Use `CodeBlob::_kind` field value to determine the type of blob.
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>> Tested tier1-5, hs-tier6-rt (for JFR testing), stress, xcomp
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> Vladimir Kozlov has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   rename SA argument

HotSpot C++ changes look good.  I skipped SA changes.

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Marked as reviewed by dlong (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/23533#pullrequestreview-2616477660