RFR [8] [backport] 8220714: C2 Compilation failure when accessing off-heap memory using Unsafe

[Aleksey Shipilev]

On 5/29/19 12:20 PM, Roman Kennke wrote:
>> I have not yet convinced myself the upstream fix is ideal, so let's do the next best thing: fix it
>> for Shenandoah only. This backport also brings in the test that fails without the fix, and passes
>> with it:
>>   http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~shade/shenandoah/8u-8220714/webrev.01/
>>
>> Once upstream fix arrives, we would ditch that new block.
>>
>> Testing: hotspot_gc_shenandoah {fastdebug|release}; {x86_32, x86_64} builds
> 
> Upstream fix so far would be the same as this backport, except without
> the guards?

Yes, as long as I convince myself it has no ill effects. Having this in for Shenandoah would give us
some testing edge.

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Thanks,
-Aleksey