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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-8211279

Verify missing object equals barriers

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    • Enhancement
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • P4
    • 12
    • 12
    • hotspot
    • gc
    • b15
    • generic
    • generic

    Description

      GCs like Shenandoah require an extra barrier for comparing objects (oop==oop). It is easy to forget or overlook this. It would be very useful to have a flag to turn on extra verification that catches missing object equality barriers.

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            rkennke Roman Kennke
            rkennke Roman Kennke
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