JDK-8057632 : Remove auxiliary code used to handle the generations array
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: gc
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2014-09-04
  • Updated: 2015-06-03
  • Resolved: 2015-03-16
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Description
The generations array is being removed in JDK-8055702. The next step is to clean out all auxiliary code used around the array, like any mention of prev_gen or next_gen and get_gen(int). Instead we will use the more explicit young_gen() and old_gen() to refer to the generations.