RFR: 8329789: GenShen: Over assertive assert when scanning remembered set

[Kelvin Nilsen]

On Fri, 5 Apr 2024 17:45:30 GMT, William Kemper <wkemper at openjdk.org> wrote:

> When scanning the remembered set for update-refs, it is possible for the scanner to encounter a card that was dirtied by a mutator during the scan. This is by design.

src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahScanRemembered.inline.hpp line 776:

> 774: 
> 775:       // If we are using the write table (during update refs, e.g.), a mutator may dirty
> 776:       // a card at any time. This is fine for the algorithm below because it is only

Didn't finish your thought in this comment.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/shenandoah/pull/418#discussion_r1561305798