Bug ID: JDK-7111138 delete the obsolete flag -XX:+UseRicochetFrames

JDK-7111138 : delete the obsolete flag -XX:+UseRicochetFrames

Type: Bug
Component: hotspot
Sub-Component: compiler
Affected Version: 7

Priority: P3
Status: Closed
Resolution: Fixed
OS: generic
CPU: generic

Submitted: 2011-11-11
Updated: 2012-03-22
Resolved: 2012-02-21

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JDK 7	JDK 8	Other
7u4Fixed	8Fixed	hs23Fixed

Related Reports

Relates :	JDK-7108275 - (jsr-292) Several JCK tests fail on Solaris sparc and only with "-XX:-UseRicochetFrames"
Relates :	JDK-7045514 - SPARC assembly code for JSR 292 ricochet frames
Relates :	JDK-6939861 - JVM should handle more conversion operations

Description

This flag was useful during porting to support testing of intermediate states.  Now it is just a nuisance.

Comments

EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/lambda/lambda/hotspot/rev/15d394228cfa

22-03-2012

EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hotspot-comp/hotspot/rev/15d394228cfa

20-01-2012