[jira] [Commented] (TEZ-2849) Implement Specific Workaround for JDK-8026049 & JDK-8073093

["Hitesh Shah (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Hitesh Shah commented on TEZ-2849:
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Is this good to commit? 

> Implement Specific Workaround for JDK-8026049 & JDK-8073093 
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: TEZ-2849
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TEZ-2849
>             Project: Apache Tez
>          Issue Type: Sub-task
>    Affects Versions: 0.8.1-alpha
>            Reporter: Gopal V
>            Assignee: Gopal V
>         Attachments: TEZ-2849.1.patch, TEZ-2849.2.patch
>
>
> The CPU performance overhead of the sort operation is tied to the JIT handling of the aliased byte buffers without an explicit alignment (i.e a byte[] buffer referenced as an IntBuffer).
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8026049
> +
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8073093
> Workaround that JIT limitation while keeping in mind the modern CPU micro-code optimizations around alignment.
> http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2012/05/31/data-alignment-for-speed-myth-or-reality/



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