Summary: We need to check ConstMethod::method() for NULL before dereferencing.
Reviewed-by: kvn, iignatyev

Summary: Re-application of the change in JDK-8152271.
Reviewed-by: coleenp, sspitsyn

Summary: Use Patching_lock to synchronize access between set_code() and clear_code().
Reviewed-by: kvn, dlong

Summary: Fix method searches to handle static, private instance and overpass
Reviewed-by: acorn

Summary: Backport change to correct interface initialization.
Reviewed-by: gtriantafill, sspitsyn, dholmes

Summary: Method::deallocate_contents() should clear 'this' from list of Methods in JNIMethodBlock, when class is unloaded.
Reviewed-by: coleenp, dholmes

Reviewed-by: kevinw, vlivanov

Summary: Track initialized final field updates; disable constant folding if an update is detected.
Reviewed-by: vlivanov, dnsimon, forax, never, kvn, coleenp

Summary: Method::deallocate_contents() should clear 'this' from list of Methods in JNIMethodBlock, when class is unloaded.
Reviewed-by: coleenp, dholmes

Reviewed-by: iklam, acorn, mschoene

Reviewed-by: iklam, acorn, mschoene

Reviewed-by: acorn, hseigel, mschoene

Reviewed-by: coleenp

Reviewed-by: coleenp

Reviewed-by: kvn, jrose, kevinw, ahgross

Reviewed-by: kvn, jrose, kevinw, ahgross

Reviewed-by: coleenp, roland

Reviewed-by: mgerdin, vlivanov

Reviewed-by: kvn

Summary: Optimize the method pointer adjustments for prev klass versions and MNT
Reviewed-by: dcubed, coleenp

Summary: Removed the Solaris specific conditionalization for casting to void * within calls to HS_DTRACE_PROBE* to enable successful compilation with gcc Red Hat 4.4.6-4.
Reviewed-by: hseigel, stefank

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

Summary: Relax the guaranty for deleted methods
Reviewed-by: dcubed, coleenp

Summary: use method cpref and klass version to provide meaningful methods name in stacktraces
Reviewed-by: coleenp, dcubed

Summary: Added better debug-printing support and enhanced LogCompilation tool
Reviewed-by: kvn, roland, dholmes

Reviewed-by: hseigel, lfoltan, coleenp, ahgross

Reviewed-by: jrose, acorn, vlivanov

Reviewed-by: jrose, acorn, vlivanov

Summary: note all MemberNames created on internal list for adjusting method entries.
Reviewed-by: sspitsyn, dcubed, lfoltan

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: Fixed Whitebox.deoptimizeMethod() to deoptimize all OSR versions of the method.
Reviewed-by: kvn, iignatyev

Summary: ClassLoader for array klass set to null and not the class loader of the component type.
Reviewed-by: dcubed, ctornqvi

Reviewed-by: fparain, dcubed, mdoerr
Contributed-by: NBill Pittore <bill.pittore@oracle.com>

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

Reviewed-by: jwilhelm, jmasa

Summary: Cleaned up CDS to be more configurable, maintainable and extensible
Reviewed-by: dholmes, coleenp, acorn, mchung

Reviewed-by: brutisso, tschatzl

Reviewed-by: roland, iveresov

Summary: VisualVM's memory profiling with allocation stacktraces crashes JVM in Method::checked_resolve_jmethod_id()
Reviewed-by: coleenp, sspitsyn, jiangli