[webkit-dev] Merging back the jsCStack branch

[Žan Doberšek]

There are still outstanding and unresolved issues on the GTK and EFL ports
that are reported in bug #127777.
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127777

The Apple Win7 builder is also having problems after the merge.


On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Michael Saboff <msaboff at apple.com> wrote:

> The branch has been merged back to trunk in change set r163027: <
> http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/163027>.
>
> - Michael
>
> On Jan 27, 2014, at 6:00 PM, mhahnenberg at apple.com wrote:
>
> > Hello WebKitters,
> >
> > The JavaScriptCore team is planning on merging back our temporary
> development branch (at http://trac.webkit.org/browser/branches/jsCStack)
> that we've been working on for the past couple of months.
> >
> > The primary features that this branch will bring to trunk are:
> >
> > (1) JavaScript code in JavaScriptCore now runs exclusively on the C
> stack. Previously JavaScriptCore made use of the C stack only for calls
> into its C++ runtime, and it used a separate custom stack data structure
> for execution of compiled JavaScript code. Now it's all C stack all the
> time. This work was primarily in support of the next feature...
> >
> > (2) More FTL goodness. The FTL already existed in trunk, but the most
> recent bleeding edge work has been done on the branch since that work
> depended on the other C-stack-related work. It will still be behind
> #ifdefs, and it won't be compiled by default.
> >
> > The plan is to merge back early tomorrow morning so that if there are
> any major issues they won't cause any significant impact. I'll be available
> via IRC and email to help with any problems. Let me know if this plan
> doesn't work for you.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > -Mark
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