some of the null checks javac generates are redundant and can be removed -------------
Commit messages: - regression tests - remove redundant null checks - Merge branch 'bworld' into remove.redundant.null.checks - remove redundant null checks Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/1947/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=valhalla&pr=1947&range=00 Stats: 126 lines in 2 files changed: 111 ins; 0 del; 15 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/1947.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla.git pull/1947/head:pull/1947 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/1947
