On Tue, 1 Dec 2020 23:01:51 GMT, David Holmes <dhol...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp line 612:
>>
>>> 610: { "TraceRedefineClasses", "-Xlog:redefine+class=", "info",
>>> "16.0" },
>>> 611: { "PrintJNIResolving", "-Xlog:jni+resolve=",
>>> "debug", "16.0" },
>>> 612: { NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL }
>>
>> I think if we wanted to give a message that the flag was obsolete and to
>> suggest changing the command line, we should only do it for
>> -XX:+TraceClassLoading and -XX:+TraceExceptions (I'd originally thought
>> -XX:+TraceClassUnloading was important enough to release note but now I'm
>> not so sure.) The rest of the flags should either go in the table that
>> they're no longer recognized.
>
> Keeping the message for any flag requires keeping all the supporting code. I
> don't see the "big 3" are special. They have been deprecated since 9 and we
> have clearly told people this when they use them. We're also release-noting
> this for 16 (again - this was documented when UL was added). I don't think we
> have to pander to anyone who hasn't updated their launch scripts by now.
For these three, I kind of like the pandering. I'm not sure that the release
note will reach people using these, especially -XX:+TraceExceptions. I guess
they've been getting a deprecation message since 9 so maybe it won't be such a
surprise. I never stand in the way of removing code that people won't need, if
you think this is the case.
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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1525
