> "whatis" is one of the old clhsdb commands that was written in javascript and > lost when Nashorn support was removed. The old "whatis" is the same as the > old "findpc", but also called LoadObject.lookup() on the address and also > tried to determine the C++ Type of the address. However, with the > improvements made to PointerFinder by JDK-8247514, findpc now also includes > support for this (plus other types of address lookups), so these two commands > will do the same thing. I'm still adding "whatis" since some people might > still rely on it from when it worked in JDK 8, and may not know that findpc > will do the same.
Chris Plummer has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision: fix typo ------------- Changes: - all: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/6887/files - new: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/6887/files/d23db30b..b158e66a Webrevs: - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=6887&range=02 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=6887&range=01-02 Stats: 1 line in 1 file changed: 0 ins; 0 del; 1 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/6887.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/6887/head:pull/6887 PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/6887
