6788376: allow to ignore unrecognized VM options Summary: Add new product flag -XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions Reviewed-by: ysr, xlu

6442502: assert(bits,"Use TypePtr for NULL") on linux-x86 Reviewed-by: kvn

6798785: Crash in OopFlow::build_oop_map: incorrect comparison of 64bit pointers Reviewed-by: phh, kvn

6782260: Memory leak in CodeBuffer::create_patch_overflow Reviewed-by: phh, kvn

6799452: HotSpot tests Makefile should take care of ALT_SLASH_JAVA Summary: The HotSpot tests Makefile has a hardcoded SLASH_JAVA which makes it difficult to run the tests on non-Sun build machines which do not have a /java infrastructure. Reviewed-by: kamg

6795362: 32bit server compiler leads to wrong results on solaris-x86 Summary: The C2 compiler leads to wrong results on solaris-i486 (32-bit) for a testcase given in the CR. Reviewed-by: never, rasbold

6796746: rename LoadC (char) opcode class to LoadUS (unsigned short) Summary: Renaming LoadC to LoadUS would round up the planned introduction of LoadUB and LoadUI. Reviewed-by: phh, kvn

6794939: assert(_base == OopPtr,"subclass must override cast_to_ptr_type") Summary: Fix the assert in TypeKlassPtr::cast_to_ptr_type(). Reviewed-by: never

6790209: server VM fails with assert(will_link,"_new: typeflow responsibility") Summary: Add missing code for reflection class loader in SystemDictionary::find(). Reviewed-by: never, jrose

6788347: C2Compiler crash 6u7 Reviewed-by: kvn