No need to fill elements of array with `null`: it was just created. Java guarantees that all elements of array are `null`s anyway.
------------- Commit messages: - [PATCH] Avoid unnecessary array fill after creation Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/12101/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=12101&range=00 Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8300731 Stats: 4 lines in 1 file changed: 0 ins; 3 del; 1 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/12101.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk pull/12101/head:pull/12101 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/12101