8147441: Unchecked pending exceptions in the WhiteBox API's implementation Summary: Add checks for pending exceptions. Reviewed-by: kvn

8146820: JVMCI options should not use System.getProperty directly Reviewed-by: kvn, dnsimon

8146983: C1: assert(appendix.not_null()) failed for invokehandle bytecode Reviewed-by: roland

6985422: flush the output streams before OnError commands Reviewed-by: kvn

8140001: _allocateInstance intrinsic does not throw InstantiationException for abstract classes and interfaces Reviewed-by: kvn, shade

8145025: compiler/compilercontrol/commandfile/CompileOnlyTest.java and compiler/compilercontrol/commands/CompileOnlyTest.java fail: java.lang.RuntimeException: Summary: Fix incorrect compileonly setting Reviewed-by: kvn, neliasso

Merge

8146364: Remove @ServiceProvider mechanism from JVMCI Reviewed-by: twisti

8145331: SEGV in DirectivesStack::release(DirectiveSet*) Summary: getDefaultDirective was not updated in 8144873 Reviewed-by: twisti, kvn

8071864: compiler/c2/6772683/InterruptedTest.java failed in nightly Summary: Increase the amount of time the main thread waits for the worker thread. Reviewed-by: kvn

Merge

8146891: AArch64 needs patch for 8032463 Reviewed-by: kvn

8146978: PPC64: Fix build after integration of C++ interpreter removal Reviewed-by: goetz

8146792: Predicate moved after partial peel may lead to broken graph Summary: partial peel can leave a pinned node between predicates and loop and prevent some loop predication Reviewed-by: kvn

8146246: JVMCICompiler::abort_on_pending_exception: assert(!thread->owns_locks()) failed: must release all locks when leaving VM Reviewed-by: coleenp, kvn

Merge