JDK-8081285 : Improve performance of string compression on Sparc
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: compiler
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • CPU: sparc,sparc_64
  • Submitted: 2015-05-27
  • Updated: 2015-06-16
  • Resolved: 2015-06-16
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JDK 9
9Fixed
Description
We need to improve performance of string construction (compression) on Sparc. The existing intrinsic for StringCoderLatin1.toBytes0 is not good enough. See attached "performance.txt".
Comments
JDK-8054307-branch: Improved string compression intrinsic on Sparc using VIS instructions. http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/sandbox/hotspot/rev/6995032fd6f9
16-06-2015

Prototype using VIS instructions: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~thartmann/sd/sparc/compress/webrev.01/
27-05-2015