[JDK-8059677] Thread.getName() instantiates Strings - Java Bug System

Issue	Fix Version	Assignee	Priority	Status	Resolution	Resolved In Build
JDK-8083228	emb-9	Aleksey Shipilev	P4	Resolved	Fixed	team
JDK-8156254	8u111	Aleksey Shipilev	P4	Resolved	Fixed	b01
JDK-8148842	8u102	Aleksey Shipilev	P4	Resolved	Fixed	b01
JDK-8162051	emb-8u111	Aleksey Shipilev	P4	Resolved	Fixed	b01

"Reported" here: https://twitter.com/VladimirSitnikv/status/518043826678956033

We can just store the String as Thread.name, can't we?
Are there initialization races? Security implications?

backported by

JDK-8083228 Thread.getName() instantiates Strings

JDK-8148842 Thread.getName() instantiates Strings

JDK-8156254 Thread.getName() instantiates Strings

JDK-8162051 Thread.getName() instantiates Strings

relates to

JDK-4745629 (thread) Thread.setName does needless string allocations (don't use char[])