8365237: Remove unused SoftRefPolicy::_all_soft_refs_clear

src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gcVMOperations.cpp

@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ void VM_Verify::doit() {
   Universe::verify();
 }
 
-VM_GC_Operation::~VM_GC_Operation() {
-  CollectedHeap* ch = Universe::heap();
-  ch->soft_ref_policy()->set_all_soft_refs_clear(false);
-}
-
 const char* VM_GC_Operation::cause() const {
   return GCCause::to_string(_gc_cause);
 }

src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gcVMOperations.hpp

@@ -126,16 +126,7 @@ class VM_GC_Operation: public VM_Heap_Sync_Operation {
     _gc_cause           = _cause;
 
     _full_gc_count_before = full_gc_count_before;
-    // In ParallelScavengeHeap::mem_allocate() collections can be
-    // executed within a loop and _all_soft_refs_clear can be set
-    // true after they have been cleared by a collection and another
-    // collection started so that _all_soft_refs_clear can be true
-    // when this collection is started.  Don't assert that
-    // _all_soft_refs_clear have to be false here even though
-    // mutators have run.  Soft refs will be cleared again in this
-    // collection.
   }
-  ~VM_GC_Operation();
 
   virtual const char* cause() const;
 

src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/softRefPolicy.hpp

@@ -25,37 +25,18 @@
 #ifndef SHARE_GC_SHARED_SOFTREFPOLICY_HPP
 #define SHARE_GC_SHARED_SOFTREFPOLICY_HPP
 
-#include "memory/allocation.hpp"
-
 class SoftRefPolicy {
  private:
   // Set to true when policy wants soft refs cleared.
   // Reset to false by gc after it clears all soft refs.
   bool _should_clear_all_soft_refs;
 
-  // Set to true by the GC if the just-completed gc cleared all
-  // softrefs.  This is set to true whenever a gc clears all softrefs, and
-  // set to false each time gc returns to the mutator.  For example, in the
-  // ParallelScavengeHeap case the latter would be done toward the end of
-  // mem_allocate() where it returns op.result()
-  bool _all_soft_refs_clear;
-
  public:
   SoftRefPolicy() :
-    _should_clear_all_soft_refs(false),
-    _all_soft_refs_clear(false) {}
+    _should_clear_all_soft_refs(false) {}
 
   bool should_clear_all_soft_refs() { return _should_clear_all_soft_refs; }
   void set_should_clear_all_soft_refs(bool v) { _should_clear_all_soft_refs = v; }
-
-  bool all_soft_refs_clear() { return _all_soft_refs_clear; }
-  void set_all_soft_refs_clear(bool v) { _all_soft_refs_clear = v; }
-
-  // Called by the GC after Soft Refs have been cleared to indicate
-  // that the request in _should_clear_all_soft_refs has been fulfilled.
-  void cleared_all_soft_refs() {
-    _all_soft_refs_clear = true;
-  }
 };
 
 #endif // SHARE_GC_SHARED_SOFTREFPOLICY_HPP