Being able to compare instances of Throwable allows simple detection of exceptions raised by the same circumstances. Comparison allows for reduction of excessive logging e.g. in hotspots without requiring custom code to compare Throwables.
------------- Commit messages: - 8203035: Implement equals() and hashCode() for Throwable Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11624/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=11624&range=00 Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8203035 Stats: 329 lines in 2 files changed: 329 ins; 0 del; 0 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11624.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk pull/11624/head:pull/11624 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11624
