Reviewed-by: kvn

8046246: the constantPoolCacheOopDesc::adjust_method_entries() used in RedefineClasses does not scale
Summary: optimize the adjust_method_entries functions by using the orig_method_idnum() function
Reviewed-by: coleenp, dcubed

8056071: compiler/whitebox/IsMethodCompilableTest.java fails with 'method() is not compilable after 3 iterations'
Summary: Always use MDO if valid and always compile trivial methods with C1 if available.
Reviewed-by: kvn, iveresov

Reviewed-by: mgerdin, coleenp, bdelsart

Summary: Ensure MethodCounters are created before method is enqueued for compilation
Reviewed-by: kvn, drchase, jiangli, roland

Reviewed-by: roland, iveresov

8043029: Change 8037816 breaks HS build with older GCC versions which don't support diagnostic pragmas
8043164: Format warning in traceStream.hpp
Summary: Backport of main fix + two corrections, enables clang compilation, turns on format attributes, corrects/mutes warnings
Reviewed-by: kvn, coleenp, iveresov, twisti

Summary: Only prune metaspace virtual spaces at safepoint so walking them is safe outside a safepoint.
Reviewed-by: mgerdin, mgronlun, hseigel, stefank

Summary: Tiered policy requires highest compilation levels always available
Reviewed-by: kvn, vlivanov

Summary: Keep class in CLD::_klasses list and mirror created for CDS classes if OOM during restore_shareable_info(). This keeps pointers consistent for CMS.
Reviewed-by: ehelin, stefank, jmasa, iklam

Summary: Use RTM for inflated locks and stack locks.
Reviewed-by: iveresov, twisti, roland, dcubed

Reviewed-by: dholmes, kvn, stefank, twisti

Reviewed-by: jrose, roland

Summary: New default methods list with inherited superinterface methods
Reviewed-by: minqi, sspitsyn, coleenp

Summary: Code cache sweeping based on method hotness; removed speculatively disconnect
Reviewed-by: kvn, iveresov

Summary: Enhance method resolution and resulting data structures, plus some refactoring.
Reviewed-by: twisti, acorn, jrose

Reviewed-by: kvn, twisti

Summary: ActiveMethodOopsCache was used to keep track of old versions of some methods that are cached in Universe but is buggy with permgen removal and not needed anymore
Reviewed-by: sspitsyn, dcubed, mseledtsov

Reviewed-by: kvn

Summary: Add code to copy method parameters data in clone_with_new_data
Reviewed-by: coleenp, sspitsyn

Summary: Minimize redundant verifications of Klasses.
Reviewed-by: hseigel, jmasa

Summary: Added dumping of object sizes in CDS archive, sorted by MetaspaceObj::Type
Reviewed-by: coleenp, acorn

Summary: With NPG, const KlassOop klass which is in fact a definition converted to Klass* const, which is not the original intention. The right usage is converting them to const Klass*.
Reviewed-by: coleenp, kvn
Contributed-by: yumin.qi@oracle.com

Reviewed-by: jrose, kvn

Summary: Keep sweeping regardless of if we are flushing
Reviewed-by: kvn, twisti

Summary: Allocate the method's profiling related metadata until they are needed.
Reviewed-by: coleenp, roland

Summary: Neglected to copy the annotations in clone_with_new_data when they were moved to ConstMethod.
Reviewed-by: acorn, sspitsyn, dcubed

Reviewed-by: kvn, jrose

Summary: Check for exception during SystemDictionary::resolve_instance_class_or_null() and clean up.
Reviewed-by: coleenp, acorn, hseigel, minqi
Contributed-by: ioi.lam@oracle.com

Summary: Some zeroing was missed for bug 8003553, causing empty stack traces and Xcom crashes, add back zeroing to metablock
Reviewed-by: dholmes, rbackman

Summary: Zero metadata in constructors, not in allocation (and some in constructors)
Reviewed-by: jmasa, sspitsyn

Summary: allocate method annotations and attach to ConstMethod if present
Reviewed-by: dcubed, jiangli, sspitsyn, iklam

Summary: Add/refine new tracing support using -XX:TraceRedefineClasses=16384.
Reviewed-by: coleenp, acorn, sspitsyn

Reviewed-by: kvn, vlivanov
Contributed-by: NIgor Ignatyev <igor.ignatyev@oracle.com>

Summary: jcmd <pid> GC.class_stats (UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions)
Reviewed-by: coleenp, hseigel, sla, acorn
Contributed-by: ioi.lam@oracle.com

Summary: Added on_stack bit to flags.  Also MetadataMarkOnStack is used for more than JVMTI so had to be moved.
Reviewed-by: dholmes, stefank

Summary: Add hotspot support for parameter reflection
Reviewed-by: acorn, jrose, coleenp
Contributed-by: eric.mccorkle@oracle.com

Summary: Use methodHandle.
Reviewed-by: coleenp, acorn, twisti, sspitsyn

Reviewed-by: dholmes, coleenp
Contributed-by: joel.franck@oracle.com

Summary: Make metaspace::contains be lock free and used to see if something is in metaspace, also compare Method* with vtbl pointer.
Reviewed-by: dholmes, sspitsyn, dcubed, jmasa