JDK-8047821 : G1 Does not use the save_marks functionality as intended
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: gc
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2014-06-23
  • Updated: 2015-01-21
  • Resolved: 2014-06-26
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Description
As part of a larger effort to detach G1's HeapRegion from ContiguousSpace 
and as a general cleanup we should rename the save_marks and set_saved_marks
methods on HeapRegion. They are not used with oops_since_saved_marks_iterate
and cause more confusion than anything.