[8u backport] RFR(XS): 8051803 [parfait] warnings from b114 for hotspot.src.share.vm

[Vladimir Kozlov]

On 7/23/14 2:05 PM, David Chase wrote:
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> On Jul 23, 2014, at 4:55 PM, Vladimir Kozlov <vladimir.kozlov at oracle.com> wrote:
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>> Changes are good.
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>> David, you should use only original bug id in Subject and in the request text (nobody care about backport bug id). Also you have to point jdk9 changeset:
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>> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/hs-comp/hotspot/rev/de9cd35a3d1f
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>> And you should say if you need to change the fix for 8u or it is applied (hg export/import) cleanly. And backport it using hg export/import.
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> The old change set applied clean.

Good.

>
> So how would you phrase the Subject?  Like this?  (Literal copy of old subject appended to [8u backport] )
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> [8u backport] RFR (XS): 8028037: "[parfait] warnings from b114 for hotspot.src.share.vm "
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> David
>

Yes, I usually use Subject from the original RFR and add [8u] prefix to it:

[8u] RFR (XS): 8028037: "[parfait] warnings from b114 for 
hotspot.src.share.vm "

Tobias is using [9] for current jdk9 code fixes which may be a good idea 
too.

Vladimir