FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_152"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_152-b16)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.152-b16, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
macOS 10.13 (17A405)

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
2,9 GHz Intel Core i5
16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
Intel Iris Graphics 550 1536 MB

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Calling of Component.getMousePosition() became about 100 times slower compared to the previous versions of java.

The first version in which I observe this behaviour is:

java version "1.8.0_131"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_131-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.131-b11, mixed mode)

This is possibly related to the fix of the bug JDK-8169589 that was fixed in this version.

Works fine with:

java version "1.8.0_121"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_121-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.121-b13, mixed mode)

REGRESSION.  Last worked in version 7u80

ADDITIONAL REGRESSION INFORMATION: 
java version "1.8.0_121"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_121-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.121-b13, mixed mode)

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run this code:



EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The time for 10 calls of getMousePosition() is calculated and printed every second.
On the previous versions of java this was about 1-2 milliseconds.
ACTUAL -
For the latest version of java 1.8.0_152 I see time about 70 milliseconds when I do not move the mouse within the window and about 200 milliseconds if I move the mouse within the window



REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.Timer;

public class MousePositionTest extends JPanel {

	JTextArea textArea;
	Timer timer;

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
			@Override
			public void run() {
				JFrame frame = new JFrame("MousePositionTest");
				frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
				frame.setContentPane(new MousePositionTest());
				frame.pack();
				frame.setVisible(true);
			}
		});
	}

	public MousePositionTest() {
		super(new GridLayout(0, 1));
		textArea = new JTextArea();
		textArea.setEditable(false);
		add(textArea);
		setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400, 400));
		setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(20, 20, 20, 20));
		timer = new Timer(1000, new ActionListener() {

			@Override
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
				long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
				Point pos = null;
				for (int i = 1; i < 10; i++) {
					pos = getMousePosition();
				}
				time -= System.currentTimeMillis();
				textArea.setText("pos = " + pos + " [" + -time + "ms]");
			}
		});
		timer.start();
	}

}

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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Use Java 1.8.0_121 or earlier