8225016: Dead code due to VMOperationQueue::add() always returning true Summary: Removed dead code in vmThread.cpp Reviewed-by: coleenp, hseigel, dholmes

8194231: java/net/DatagramSocket/ReuseAddressTest.java failed with java.net.BindException: Address already in use: Cannot bind Summary: Changed test to no longer use hardcoded ports. Reviewed-by: chegar, clanger

8224973: URLStreamHandler.openConnection(URL,Proxy) - spec and implementation mismatch Reviewed-by: alanb, dfuchs

8225110: IGV build definition uses non-secure transport Reviewed-by: neliasso

8224986: (str) optimize StringBuilder.append(CharSequence, int, int) for String arguments Reviewed-by: jlaskey, rriggs

8224538: LoadBarrierNode::common_barrier must check address Reviewed-by: thartmann, kvn

8216535: tools/jimage/JImageExtractTest.java timed out Reviewed-by: jlaskey

8225014: Separate ShenandoahRootScanner method for object_iterate Reviewed-by: shade

8220251: fix headings in java.management Reviewed-by: lancea

8224978: Shenandoah: Allows root verifier to verify some roots outside safepoints with proper locks Reviewed-by: shade

8224687: Add clarifying overrides of Element.asType to more specific subinterfaces Reviewed-by: jjg

8223718: Checks in check_slot_type_no_lvt() should be always executed Summary: Call check_slot_type_no_lvt() even if the LVT is present Reviewed-by: kvn, gadams, amenkov

8225077: fix references to broken link in java.compiler module Reviewed-by: darcy, lancea

8223504: Improve performance of forall loops by better inlining of "iterator()" methods Reviewed-by: vlivanov, shade

8224828: aarch64: rflags is not correct after safepoint poll Reviewed-by: aph, adinn Contributed-by: Xiang Yuan <yuanxiang4@huawei.com>

8225066: Add missing file Reviewed-by: mchung