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 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this

@@ -61,55 +61,24 @@
  * algorithms, so long as the specification itself is adhered to. (For
  * example, the algorithm used by {@code sort(Object[])} does not have to be
  * a MergeSort, but it does have to be <i>stable</i>.)
  *
  * <p>This class is a member of the
- * <a href="{@docRoot}/java/util/package-summary.html#CollectionsFramework">
+ * <a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/collections/index.html">
  * Java Collections Framework</a>.
  *
  * @author Josh Bloch
  * @author Neal Gafter
  * @author John Rose
  * @since  1.2
  */
 public class Arrays {
 
-    /**
-     * The minimum array length below which a parallel sorting
-     * algorithm will not further partition the sorting task. Using
-     * smaller sizes typically results in memory contention across
-     * tasks that makes parallel speedups unlikely.
-     */
-    private static final int MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN = 1 << 13;
-
     // Suppresses default constructor, ensuring non-instantiability.
     private Arrays() {}
 
     /**
-     * A comparator that implements the natural ordering of a group of
-     * mutually comparable elements. May be used when a supplied
-     * comparator is null. To simplify code-sharing within underlying
-     * implementations, the compare method only declares type Object
-     * for its second argument.
-     *
-     * Arrays class implementor's note: It is an empirical matter
-     * whether ComparableTimSort offers any performance benefit over
-     * TimSort used with this comparator.  If not, you are better off
-     * deleting or bypassing ComparableTimSort.  There is currently no
-     * empirical case for separating them for parallel sorting, so all
-     * public Object parallelSort methods use the same comparator
-     * based implementation.
-     */
-    static final class NaturalOrder implements Comparator<Object> {
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        public int compare(Object first, Object second) {
-            return ((Comparable<Object>)first).compareTo(second);
-        }
-        static final NaturalOrder INSTANCE = new NaturalOrder();
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Checks that {@code fromIndex} and {@code toIndex} are in
      * the range and throws an exception if they aren't.
      */
     static void rangeCheck(int arrayLength, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         if (fromIndex > toIndex) {

@@ -122,43 +91,47 @@
         if (toIndex > arrayLength) {
             throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(toIndex);
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This flag allows system to run sorting in parallel.
+     */
+    private static final boolean RUN_IN_PARALLEL =
+        Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() > 1;
+
     /*
      * Sorting methods. Note that all public "sort" methods take the
-     * same form: Performing argument checks if necessary, and then
+     * same form: performing argument checks if necessary, and then
      * expanding arguments into those required for the internal
      * implementation methods residing in other package-private
      * classes (except for legacyMergeSort, included in this class).
      */
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      */
     public static void sort(int[] a) {
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, a.length - 1, null, 0, 0);
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending order. The range
      * to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex}, inclusive, to
      * the index {@code toIndex}, exclusive. If {@code fromIndex == toIndex},
      * the range to be sorted is empty.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted

@@ -167,38 +140,36 @@
      * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
      *     if {@code fromIndex < 0} or {@code toIndex > a.length}
      */
     public static void sort(int[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1, null, 0, 0);
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      */
     public static void sort(long[] a) {
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, a.length - 1, null, 0, 0);
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending order. The range
      * to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex}, inclusive, to
      * the index {@code toIndex}, exclusive. If {@code fromIndex == toIndex},
      * the range to be sorted is empty.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted

@@ -207,78 +178,74 @@
      * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
      *     if {@code fromIndex < 0} or {@code toIndex > a.length}
      */
     public static void sort(long[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1, null, 0, 0);
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      */
-    public static void sort(short[] a) {
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, a.length - 1, null, 0, 0);
+    public static void sort(byte[] a) {
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending order. The range
      * to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex}, inclusive, to
      * the index {@code toIndex}, exclusive. If {@code fromIndex == toIndex},
      * the range to be sorted is empty.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted
      *
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code fromIndex > toIndex}
      * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
      *     if {@code fromIndex < 0} or {@code toIndex > a.length}
      */
-    public static void sort(short[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
+    public static void sort(byte[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1, null, 0, 0);
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      */
     public static void sort(char[] a) {
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, a.length - 1, null, 0, 0);
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending order. The range
      * to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex}, inclusive, to
      * the index {@code toIndex}, exclusive. If {@code fromIndex == toIndex},
      * the range to be sorted is empty.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted

@@ -287,51 +254,49 @@
      * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
      *     if {@code fromIndex < 0} or {@code toIndex > a.length}
      */
     public static void sort(char[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1, null, 0, 0);
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      */
-    public static void sort(byte[] a) {
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, a.length - 1);
+    public static void sort(short[] a) {
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending order. The range
      * to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex}, inclusive, to
      * the index {@code toIndex}, exclusive. If {@code fromIndex == toIndex},
      * the range to be sorted is empty.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted
      *
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code fromIndex > toIndex}
      * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
      *     if {@code fromIndex < 0} or {@code toIndex > a.length}
      */
-    public static void sort(byte[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
+    public static void sort(short[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1);
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *

@@ -341,20 +306,19 @@
      * even itself. This method uses the total order imposed by the method
      * {@link Float#compareTo}: {@code -0.0f} is treated as less than value
      * {@code 0.0f} and {@code Float.NaN} is considered greater than any
      * other value and all {@code Float.NaN} values are considered equal.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      */
     public static void sort(float[] a) {
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, a.length - 1, null, 0, 0);
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending order. The range
      * to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex}, inclusive, to

@@ -367,14 +331,13 @@
      * even itself. This method uses the total order imposed by the method
      * {@link Float#compareTo}: {@code -0.0f} is treated as less than value
      * {@code 0.0f} and {@code Float.NaN} is considered greater than any
      * other value and all {@code Float.NaN} values are considered equal.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted

@@ -383,11 +346,11 @@
      * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
      *     if {@code fromIndex < 0} or {@code toIndex > a.length}
      */
     public static void sort(float[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1, null, 0, 0);
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *

@@ -397,20 +360,19 @@
      * even itself. This method uses the total order imposed by the method
      * {@link Double#compareTo}: {@code -0.0d} is treated as less than value
      * {@code 0.0d} and {@code Double.NaN} is considered greater than any
      * other value and all {@code Double.NaN} values are considered equal.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      */
     public static void sort(double[] a) {
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, a.length - 1, null, 0, 0);
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending order. The range
      * to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex}, inclusive, to

@@ -423,14 +385,13 @@
      * even itself. This method uses the total order imposed by the method
      * {@link Double#compareTo}: {@code -0.0d} is treated as less than value
      * {@code 0.0d} and {@code Double.NaN} is considered greater than any
      * other value and all {@code Double.NaN} values are considered equal.
      *
-     * <p>Implementation note: The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort
-     * by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley, and Joshua Bloch. This algorithm
-     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on many data sets that cause other
-     * quicksorts to degrade to quadratic performance, and is typically
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
      * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted

@@ -439,59 +400,39 @@
      * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
      *     if {@code fromIndex < 0} or {@code toIndex > a.length}
      */
     public static void sort(double[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1, null, 0, 0);
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, false, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *
-     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(byte[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(byte[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a
-     * working space no greater than the size of the original array. The
-     * {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is used to
-     * execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
-    public static void parallelSort(byte[] a) {
-        int n = a.length, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, n - 1);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJByte.Sorter
-                (null, a, new byte[n], 0, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+    public static void parallelSort(int[] a) {
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending numerical order.
      * The range to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex},
      * inclusive, to the index {@code toIndex}, exclusive. If
      * {@code fromIndex == toIndex}, the range to be sorted is empty.
      *
-     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(byte[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(byte[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a working
-     * space no greater than the size of the specified range of the original
-     * array. The {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is
-     * used to execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted
      *

@@ -499,69 +440,41 @@
      * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
      *     if {@code fromIndex < 0} or {@code toIndex > a.length}
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
-    public static void parallelSort(byte[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
+    public static void parallelSort(int[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        int n = toIndex - fromIndex, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJByte.Sorter
-                (null, a, new byte[n], fromIndex, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *
-     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(char[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(char[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a
-     * working space no greater than the size of the original array. The
-     * {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is used to
-     * execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
-    public static void parallelSort(char[] a) {
-        int n = a.length, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, n - 1, null, 0, 0);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJChar.Sorter
-                (null, a, new char[n], 0, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+    public static void parallelSort(long[] a) {
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending numerical order.
      * The range to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex},
      * inclusive, to the index {@code toIndex}, exclusive. If
      * {@code fromIndex == toIndex}, the range to be sorted is empty.
      *
-      @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(char[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(char[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a working
-     * space no greater than the size of the specified range of the original
-     * array. The {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is
-     * used to execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted
      *

@@ -569,69 +482,41 @@
      * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
      *     if {@code fromIndex < 0} or {@code toIndex > a.length}
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
-    public static void parallelSort(char[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
+    public static void parallelSort(long[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        int n = toIndex - fromIndex, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1, null, 0, 0);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJChar.Sorter
-                (null, a, new char[n], fromIndex, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *
-     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(short[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(short[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a
-     * working space no greater than the size of the original array. The
-     * {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is used to
-     * execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
-    public static void parallelSort(short[] a) {
-        int n = a.length, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, n - 1, null, 0, 0);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJShort.Sorter
-                (null, a, new short[n], 0, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+    public static void parallelSort(byte[] a) {
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending numerical order.
      * The range to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex},
      * inclusive, to the index {@code toIndex}, exclusive. If
      * {@code fromIndex == toIndex}, the range to be sorted is empty.
      *
-     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(short[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(short[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a working
-     * space no greater than the size of the specified range of the original
-     * array. The {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is
-     * used to execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted
      *

@@ -639,69 +524,41 @@
      * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
      *     if {@code fromIndex < 0} or {@code toIndex > a.length}
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
-    public static void parallelSort(short[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
+    public static void parallelSort(byte[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        int n = toIndex - fromIndex, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1, null, 0, 0);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJShort.Sorter
-                (null, a, new short[n], fromIndex, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *
-     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(int[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(int[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a
-     * working space no greater than the size of the original array. The
-     * {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is used to
-     * execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
-    public static void parallelSort(int[] a) {
-        int n = a.length, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, n - 1, null, 0, 0);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJInt.Sorter
-                (null, a, new int[n], 0, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+    public static void parallelSort(char[] a) {
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending numerical order.
      * The range to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex},
      * inclusive, to the index {@code toIndex}, exclusive. If
      * {@code fromIndex == toIndex}, the range to be sorted is empty.
      *
-     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(int[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(int[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a working
-     * space no greater than the size of the specified range of the original
-     * array. The {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is
-     * used to execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted
      *

@@ -709,69 +566,41 @@
      * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
      *     if {@code fromIndex < 0} or {@code toIndex > a.length}
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
-    public static void parallelSort(int[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
+    public static void parallelSort(char[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        int n = toIndex - fromIndex, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1, null, 0, 0);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJInt.Sorter
-                (null, a, new int[n], fromIndex, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *
-     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(long[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(long[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a
-     * working space no greater than the size of the original array. The
-     * {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is used to
-     * execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
-    public static void parallelSort(long[] a) {
-        int n = a.length, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, n - 1, null, 0, 0);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJLong.Sorter
-                (null, a, new long[n], 0, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+    public static void parallelSort(short[] a) {
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending numerical order.
      * The range to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex},
      * inclusive, to the index {@code toIndex}, exclusive. If
      * {@code fromIndex == toIndex}, the range to be sorted is empty.
      *
-     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(long[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(long[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a working
-     * space no greater than the size of the specified range of the original
-     * array. The {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is
-     * used to execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted
      *

@@ -779,21 +608,13 @@
      * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
      *     if {@code fromIndex < 0} or {@code toIndex > a.length}
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
-    public static void parallelSort(long[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
+    public static void parallelSort(short[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        int n = toIndex - fromIndex, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1, null, 0, 0);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJLong.Sorter
-                (null, a, new long[n], fromIndex, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *

@@ -803,35 +624,21 @@
      * even itself. This method uses the total order imposed by the method
      * {@link Float#compareTo}: {@code -0.0f} is treated as less than value
      * {@code 0.0f} and {@code Float.NaN} is considered greater than any
      * other value and all {@code Float.NaN} values are considered equal.
      *
-     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(float[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(float[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a
-     * working space no greater than the size of the original array. The
-     * {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is used to
-     * execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
     public static void parallelSort(float[] a) {
-        int n = a.length, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, n - 1, null, 0, 0);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJFloat.Sorter
-                (null, a, new float[n], 0, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending numerical order.
      * The range to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex},

@@ -844,20 +651,14 @@
      * even itself. This method uses the total order imposed by the method
      * {@link Float#compareTo}: {@code -0.0f} is treated as less than value
      * {@code 0.0f} and {@code Float.NaN} is considered greater than any
      * other value and all {@code Float.NaN} values are considered equal.
      *
-     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(float[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(float[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a working
-     * space no greater than the size of the specified range of the original
-     * array. The {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is
-     * used to execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted
      *

@@ -867,19 +668,11 @@
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
     public static void parallelSort(float[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        int n = toIndex - fromIndex, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1, null, 0, 0);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJFloat.Sorter
-                (null, a, new float[n], fromIndex, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified array into ascending numerical order.
      *

@@ -889,35 +682,21 @@
      * even itself. This method uses the total order imposed by the method
      * {@link Double#compareTo}: {@code -0.0d} is treated as less than value
      * {@code 0.0d} and {@code Double.NaN} is considered greater than any
      * other value and all {@code Double.NaN} values are considered equal.
      *
-     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(double[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(double[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a
-     * working space no greater than the size of the original array. The
-     * {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is used to
-     * execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
     public static void parallelSort(double[] a) {
-        int n = a.length, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, 0, n - 1, null, 0, 0);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJDouble.Sorter
-                (null, a, new double[n], 0, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, 0, a.length);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sorts the specified range of the array into ascending numerical order.
      * The range to be sorted extends from the index {@code fromIndex},

@@ -930,20 +709,14 @@
      * even itself. This method uses the total order imposed by the method
      * {@link Double#compareTo}: {@code -0.0d} is treated as less than value
      * {@code 0.0d} and {@code Double.NaN} is considered greater than any
      * other value and all {@code Double.NaN} values are considered equal.
      *
-     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a parallel sort-merge that breaks the
-     * array into sub-arrays that are themselves sorted and then merged. When
-     * the sub-array length reaches a minimum granularity, the sub-array is
-     * sorted using the appropriate {@link Arrays#sort(double[]) Arrays.sort}
-     * method. If the length of the specified array is less than the minimum
-     * granularity, then it is sorted using the appropriate {@link
-     * Arrays#sort(double[]) Arrays.sort} method. The algorithm requires a working
-     * space no greater than the size of the specified range of the original
-     * array. The {@link ForkJoinPool#commonPool() ForkJoin common pool} is
-     * used to execute any parallel tasks.
+     * @implNote The sorting algorithm is a Dual-Pivot Quicksort by
+     * Vladimir Yaroslavskiy, Jon Bentley and Josh Bloch. This algorithm
+     * offers O(n log(n)) performance on all data sets, and is typically
+     * faster than traditional (one-pivot) Quicksort implementations.
      *
      * @param a the array to be sorted
      * @param fromIndex the index of the first element, inclusive, to be sorted
      * @param toIndex the index of the last element, exclusive, to be sorted
      *

@@ -953,22 +726,45 @@
      *
      * @since 1.8
      */
     public static void parallelSort(double[] a, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
         rangeCheck(a.length, fromIndex, toIndex);
-        int n = toIndex - fromIndex, p, g;
-        if (n <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN ||
-            (p = ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism()) == 1)
-            DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, fromIndex, toIndex - 1, null, 0, 0);
-        else
-            new ArraysParallelSortHelpers.FJDouble.Sorter
-                (null, a, new double[n], fromIndex, n, 0,
-                 ((g = n / (p << 2)) <= MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN) ?
-                 MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN : g).invoke();
+        DualPivotQuicksort.sort(a, RUN_IN_PARALLEL, fromIndex, toIndex);
     }
 
     /**
+     * A comparator that implements the natural ordering of a group of
+     * mutually comparable elements. May be used when a supplied
+     * comparator is null. To simplify code-sharing within underlying
+     * implementations, the compare method only declares type Object
+     * for its second argument.
+     *
+     * Arrays class implementor's note: It is an empirical matter
+     * whether ComparableTimSort offers any performance benefit over
+     * TimSort used with this comparator.  If not, you are better off
+     * deleting or bypassing ComparableTimSort.  There is currently no
+     * empirical case for separating them for parallel sorting, so all
+     * public Object parallelSort methods use the same comparator
+     * based implementation.
+     */
+    static final class NaturalOrder implements Comparator<Object> {
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        public int compare(Object first, Object second) {
+            return ((Comparable<Object>)first).compareTo(second);
+        }
+        static final NaturalOrder INSTANCE = new NaturalOrder();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The minimum array length below which a parallel sorting
+     * algorithm will not further partition the sorting task. Using
+     * smaller sizes typically results in memory contention across
+     * tasks that makes parallel speedups unlikely.
+     */
+    private static final int MIN_ARRAY_SORT_GRAN = 1 << 13;
+
+    /**
      * Sorts the specified array of objects into ascending order, according
      * to the {@linkplain Comparable natural ordering} of its elements.
      * All elements in the array must implement the {@link Comparable}
      * interface.  Furthermore, all elements in the array must be
      * <i>mutually comparable</i> (that is, {@code e1.compareTo(e2)} must
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