JDK-8042309 : Some bugfixes for the ppc64 port.
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: compiler
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • CPU: ppc
  • Submitted: 2014-05-02
  • Updated: 2016-10-24
  • Resolved: 2014-05-06
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Description
This change fixes a few bugs in the ppc64 port.

* Expand of max/min nodes in .ad file relied on 64-bit sign extend
  but placed the values in 32-bit registers.  After SpillCopies
  the upper bits were lost.
* Expand of decodeNKlass used wrong node.
* Implement missing support for method handles in generate_throw_exception.
* Some small optimizations and cleanups.