Implementing VarHandle

[John Rose]

On Apr 15, 2015, at 9:21 AM, Remi Forax <forax at univ-mlv.fr> wrote:
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>> I logged an issue a while ago.
>> 
>>   https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8062543 <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8062543>
> 
> Fixing this will make all dynamic languages a little faster, or at least generate more readable assembly code :)

The VM bits are done (in JDK 9).  Maybe it's time for someone to make the library change?  Who's up for a bit of 292 lib hacking?

— John