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changeset 2703:b3eb30a2db90 icedtea-2.5-branchpoint
Add release notes for 2.3.14 & 2.4.6.
2014-04-02 Andrew John Hughes <gnu.andrew@member.fsf.org>
* NEWS: Add release notes for 2.3.14 & 2.4.6.
author | Andrew John Hughes <gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org> |
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date | Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:07:09 +0100 |
parents | 984ebd417db7 |
children | d6111697298d |
files | ChangeLog NEWS |
diffstat | 2 files changed, 126 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/ChangeLog Fri Mar 28 18:22:46 2014 +0000 +++ b/ChangeLog Wed Apr 02 13:07:09 2014 +0100 @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2014-04-02 Andrew John Hughes <gnu.andrew@member.fsf.org> + + * NEWS: Add release notes for 2.3.14 & 2.4.6. + 2014-03-28 Andrew John Hughes <gnu.andrew@redhat.com> * acinclude.m4:
--- a/NEWS Fri Mar 28 18:22:46 2014 +0000 +++ b/NEWS Wed Apr 02 13:07:09 2014 +0100 @@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ - S8025205: Intermittent test failure: javax/management/remote/mandatory/connection/BrokenConnectionTest.java - S8025206: Intermittent test failure: javax/management/monitor/NullAttributeValueTest.java - S8025207: Intermittent test failure: javax/management/monitor/CounterMonitorThresholdTest.java - - S8025255: (tz) Support tzdata2013g - S8025512: NPE with logging while launching webstart on jre7u40 if logging is disabled - S8025713: Syncing indendation/comment/copyright year differences with upstream projects - S8025775: JNI warnings in TryXShmAttach @@ -130,15 +129,11 @@ * Bug fixes - Fix implicit function declarations - PR1617: Include defs.make in vm.make so zeroshark.make is included - - Add Shark definitions from 8003868 - - Drop compile_method argument removed in 7083786 from sharkCompiler.cpp - Remove binary files and unlicensed generated files - PR1655: Don't add IcedTea-Web jars to bootclasspath - Enable CC_INTERP on ppc64 - Fix Zero following integration of PPC port - PR1660: Allow use of system PCSC - - RH1015432: java-1.7.0-openjdk: Fails on PPC with StackOverflowError (revised fix) - - PR1659: OpenJDK 7 returns incorrect TrueType font metrics when bold style is set - PR1661: Cleanup COMPILE_AGAINST_SYSCALLS option and allow it to be set false - PR1661: Cleanup COMPRESS_JARS option and allow it to be set false - PR1661: Cleanup SYSTEM_CUPS option and allow it to be set false @@ -151,15 +146,11 @@ - PR1661: Cleanup SYSTEM_PCSC option and allow it to be set false - PR1661: Cleanup SYSTEM_PNG option and allow it to be set false - PR1664: Ensure all SYSTEM_* options are in jdk_generic_profile.sh - - Link against $(LIBDL) if SYSTEM_CUPS is not true - Only get CFLAGS/LIBS for libpcsclite if installed - Add lost #endif - Add new files from 8019229 - Remove duplicate ElfFuncDescTable code in elfSymbolTable.cpp - Remove duplicate ElfFuncDescTable code in elfSymbolTable.hpp - - PR1677, G498288: Update PaX support to detect running PaX kernel and use newer tools - - PR1679: Allow OpenJDK to build on PaX-enabled kernels - - PR1684: Build fails with empty PAX_COMMAND - PR1726: configure fails looking for ecj.jar before even trying to find javac * PPC & AIX port - Add AIX-specific build instructions to README-ppc.html @@ -330,7 +321,6 @@ - Propagate HOTSPOT_BUILD_JOBS and PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS from the top-level make to the corresponding sub-makes. - Recent changes to ppc files, especially to ppc.ad file. - Recent improvements by SAP. - - Re-enable the 'gamma' test at the end of the HotSpot build, but only for HotSpot based bootstrap JDKs. - Removed unused DL_info declaration in java_md_solinux.c that caused AIX compiler failure - Remove ppc_ prefixes in ppc files. - Remove some unnecessary diffs to Oracle coding. @@ -380,8 +370,6 @@ - Use macosx's BsdVirtualMachine implementation to provide tools/attach on AIX platform. - Use stubs to implement safefetch. - Use the solaris' approach of doing IsXRenderAvailable check for AIX -* ARM port - - PR1626: ARM32 assembler update for hsx24. Use ARM32JIT to turn it on/off. * JamVM - JVM_NewMultiArray: element class may be an array - jtreg test java/lang/reflect/Array/ExceedMaxDim @@ -394,6 +382,128 @@ - Race condition in setting up imethod table - GC: Minor performance improvement +New in release 2.4.6 (2014-03-28): + +* Backports + - S8009062: poor performance of JNI AttachCurrentThread after fix for 7017193 + - S8035893: JVM_GetVersionInfo fails to zero structure + - Re-enable the 'gamma' test at the end of the HotSpot build, but only for HotSpot based bootstrap JDKs. +* Bug fixes + - PR1101: Undefined symbols on GNU/Linux SPARC + - PR1659: OpenJDK 7 returns incorrect TrueType font metrics when bold style is set + - PR1677, G498288: Update PaX support to detect running PaX kernel and use newer tools + - PR1679: Allow OpenJDK to build on PaX-enabled kernels + - PR1684: Build fails with empty PAX_COMMAND + - RH1015432: java-1.7.0-openjdk: Fails on PPC with StackOverflowError (revised fix) + - Link against $(LIBDL) if SYSTEM_CUPS is not true + - Perform configure checks using ecj.jar when --with-gcj (native ecj build) is enabled. +* ARM32 port + - Add arm_port from IcedTea 6 + - Add patches/arm.patch from IcedTea 6 + - Add patches/arm-debug.patch from IcedTea 6 + - Add patches/arm-hsdis.patch from IcedTea 6 + - added jvmti event generation for dynamic_generate and compiled_method_load events to ARM JIT compiler + - Adjust saved SP when safepointing. + - First cut of invokedynamic + - Fix trashed thread ptr after recursive re-entry from asm JIT. + - JIT-compilation of ldc methodHandle + - Rename a bunch of misleadingly-named functions + - Changes for HSX22 + - Rename a bunch of misleadingly-named functions + - Patched method handle adapter code to deal with failures in TCK + - Phase 1 + - Phase 2 + - RTC Thumb2 JIT enhancements. + - Zero fails to build in hsx22+, fix for hsx22 after runs gamma OK, hsx23 still nogo. + - Use ldrexd for atomic reads on ARMv7. + - Use unified syntax for thumb code. + - Corrected call from fast_method_handle_entry to CppInterpreter::method_handle_entry so that thread is loaded into r2 + - Don't save locals at a return. + - Fix call to handle_special_method(). Fix compareAndSwapLong. + - Fix JIT bug that miscompiles org.eclipse.ui.internal.contexts.ContextAuthority.sourceChanged + - invokedynamic and aldc for JIT + - Modified safepoint check to rely on memory protect signal instead of polling + - Minor review cleanups. + - PR1188: ASM Interpreter and Thumb2 JIT javac miscompile modulo reminder on armel + - PR1363: Fedora 19 / rawhide FTBFS SIGILL + - Changes for HSX23 + - Remove fragment from method that has been removed + - Remove C++ flags from CC_COMPILE and fix usage in zeroshark.make. + - Use $(CC) to compile mkbc instead of $(CC_COMPILE) to avoid C++-only flags + - Add note about use of $(CFLAGS)/$(CXXFLAGS)/$(CPPFLAGS) at present. + - Override automatic detection of source language for bytecodes_arm.def + - Include $(CFLAGS) in assembler stage + - PR1626: ARM32 assembler update for hsx24. Use ARM32JIT to turn it on/off. + - Replace literal offsets for METHOD_SIZEOFPARAMETERS and ISTATE_NEXT_FRAME with correct symbolic names. + - Turn ARM32 JIT on by default +* AArch64 port + - PR1713: Support AArch64 Port +* Shark + - Add Shark definitions from 8003868 + - Drop compile_method argument removed in 7083786 from sharkCompiler.cpp + +New in release 2.3.14 (2014-03-28): + +* Security fixes + - S7023639, CVE-2013-5838: JSR 292 method handle invocation needs a fast path for compiled code (JSR292 update only) + - S8029507, CVE-2013-5893: Enhance JVM method processing (JSR292 update only) +* Backports + - S7024118: possible hardcoded mnemonic for JFileChooser metal and motif l&f + - S7032018: The file list in JFileChooser does not have an accessible name + - S7032436: When running with the Nimbus look and feel, the JFileChooser does not display mnemonics + - S7151089: PS NUMA: NUMA allocator should not attempt to free pages when using SHM large pages + - S7192406: JSR 292: C2 needs exact return type information for invokedynamic and invokehandle call sites (JSR292 update only) + - S7196242: vm/mlvm/indy/stress/java/loopsAndThreads crashed (JSR292 update only) + - S7200949: JSR 292: rubybench/bench/time/bench_base64.rb fails with jruby.jar not on boot class path (JSR292 update only) + - S8000780: make Zero build and run with JDK8 (JSR292 update only) + - S8008764: 7uX l10n resource file translation update + - S8009062: poor performance of JNI AttachCurrentThread after fix for 7017193 + - S8013057: assert(_needs_gc || SafepointSynchronize::is_at_safepoint()) failed: only read at safepoint + - S8015976: OpenJDK part of bug JDK-8015812 [TEST_BUG] Tests have conflicting test descriptions + - S8022698: javax/script/GetInterfaceTest.java fails since 7u45 b04 with -agentvm option + - S8023310: Thread contention in the method Beans.IsDesignTime() + - S8024302: Clarify jar verifications + - S8024461: [macosx] Java crashed on mac10.9 for swing and 2d function manual test + - S8025255: (tz) Support tzdata2013g + - S8026037: [TESTBUG] sun/security/tools/jarsigner/warnings.sh test fails on Solaris + - S8026304: jarsigner output bad grammar + - S8026887: Make issues due to failed large pages allocations easier to debug + - S8027204: Revise the update of 8026204 and 8025758 + - S8027224: test regression - ClassNotFoundException + - S8027370: Support tzdata2013h + - S8027378: Two closed/javax/xml/8005432 fails with jdk7u51b04 + - S8027837: JDK-8021257 causes CORBA build failure on emdedded platforms + - S8027943: serial version of com.sun.corba.se.spi.orbutil.proxy.CompositeInvocationHandlerImpl changed in 7u45 + - S8028057: Modify jarsigner man page documentation to document CCC 8024302: Clarify jar verifications + - S8028111: XML readers share the same entity expansion counter + - S8028215: ORB.init fails with SecurityException if properties select the JDK default ORB + - S8028293: Check local configuration for actual ephemeral port range + - S8028382: Two javax/xml/8005433 tests still fail after the fix JDK-8028147 + - S8028453: AsynchronousSocketChannel.connect() requires SocketPermission due to bind to local address (win) + - S8028823: java/net/Makefile tabs converted to spaces + - S8029038: Revise fix for XML readers share the same entity expansion counter + - S8035893: JVM_GetVersionInfo fails to zero structure +* Bug fixes + - Fix broken bootstrap build by updating ecj-multicatch.patch + - PR1626: ARM32 assembler update for hsx24 (JSR292 update only) + - PR1654: ppc32 needs a larger ThreadStackSize to build + - PR1677, G498288: Update PaX support to detect running PaX kernel and use newer tools + - PR1679: Allow OpenJDK to build on PaX-enabled kernels + - PR1684: Build fails with empty PAX_COMMAND + - Re-enable the 'gamma' test at the end of the HotSpot build, but only for HotSpot based bootstrap JDKs. + - RH1015432: java-1.7.0-openjdk: Fails on PPC with StackOverflowError (revised fix) + - RH910107: fail to load PC/SC library + - Perform configure checks using ecj.jar when --with-gcj (native ecj build) is enabled. +* New features + - PR1653: Support ppc64le via Zero +* ARM port + - Allow ARM32 JIT to be disabled + - Replace literal offsets for METHOD_SIZEOFPARAMETERS and ISTATE_NEXT_FRAME with correct symbolic names. + - Turn ARM32 JIT on by default +* Shark + - Add Shark definitions from 8003868 + - Drop compile_method argument removed in 7083786 from sharkCompiler.cpp + New in release 2.4.5 (2014-01-29): * Backports