8024635: Caching MethodType's descriptor string improves lambda linkage performance Summary: Better interpreted and compiled performance of operations in MethodType important to LambdaMetafactory. Reviewed-by: jrose, twisti, ? Contributed-by: skuksenko
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~jrose/8024635/webrev.00/ https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8024635 Change details: - Add another one-element cache to MethodType. - Refactor and simplify the intern table query. - Refactor slot count logic to remove dead code execution (in interpreter). Previous Emails: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2013-September/021370.html There are enough reviewers for this, but additional review is welcome. Thanks, — John
