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+++ new/src/hotspot/share/oops/weakHandle.cpp	2018-03-26 13:40:57.002286153 -0400
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "precompiled.hpp"
+#include "gc/shared/oopStorage.hpp"
+#include "memory/universe.hpp"
+#include "oops/access.inline.hpp"
+#include "oops/oop.hpp"
+#include "oops/weakHandle.hpp"
+#include "utilities/debug.hpp"
+#include "utilities/ostream.hpp"
+
+WeakHandle WeakHandle::create(Handle obj) {
+  assert(obj() != NULL, "no need to create weak null oop");
+  oop* oop_addr = Universe::vm_weak_oop_storage()->allocate();
+  if (oop_addr == NULL) {
+    vm_exit_out_of_memory(sizeof(oop*), OOM_MALLOC_ERROR, "Unable to create new weak oop handle in OopStorage");
+  }
+  // Create WeakHandle with address returned and store oop into it.
+  RootAccess<ON_PHANTOM_OOP_REF>::oop_store(oop_addr, obj());
+  return WeakHandle(oop_addr);
+}
+
+oop WeakHandle::resolve() const {
+  if (_obj == NULL) {
+    return NULL; // for initialization
+  }
+  return RootAccess<ON_PHANTOM_OOP_REF>::oop_load(_obj);
+}
+
+oop WeakHandle::peek() const {
+  if (_obj == NULL) {
+    return NULL;  // needed?
+  }
+  return RootAccess<ON_PHANTOM_OOP_REF | AS_NO_KEEPALIVE>::oop_load(_obj);
+}
+
+void WeakHandle::release() const {
+  Universe::vm_weak_oop_storage()->release(_obj);
+}
+
+void WeakHandle::print() const { print_on(tty); }
+
+void WeakHandle::print_on(outputStream* st) const {
+  st->print("WeakHandle: " PTR_FORMAT, p2i(peek()));
+}