src/hotspot/share/classfile/symbolTable.cpp

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    int count = 0;
    for (HashtableEntry<Symbol*, mtSymbol>* e = bucket(index); e != NULL; e = e->next()) {
      count++;  // count all entries in this bucket, not just ones with same hash
      if (e->hash() == hash) {
        Symbol* sym = e->literal();
!       if (sym->equals(name, len)) {
          // something is referencing this symbol now.
-         sym->increment_refcount();
          return sym;
        }
      }
    }
    // If the bucket size is too deep check if this hash code is insufficient.
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    int count = 0;
    for (HashtableEntry<Symbol*, mtSymbol>* e = bucket(index); e != NULL; e = e->next()) {
      count++;  // count all entries in this bucket, not just ones with same hash
      if (e->hash() == hash) {
        Symbol* sym = e->literal();
!       if (sym->equals(name, len) && sym->try_increment_refcount()) {
          // something is referencing this symbol now.
          return sym;
        }
      }
    }
    // If the bucket size is too deep check if this hash code is insufficient.