RFR: JDK-8241254 Simplify usage of UTIL_DEPRECATED_ARG_ENABLE

Erik Joelsson erik.joelsson at oracle.com
Thu Mar 19 13:32:44 UTC 2020


Looks good.

(and doh on how easy it was to simplify!)

/Erik

On 2020-03-19 01:38, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
> The function UTIL_DEPRECATED_ARG_ENABLE has a wonky API, where the 
> user is supposed to repeat the argument twice in different ways. It is 
> possible to do without this strange mechanics.
>
> Currently there are no uses of UTIL_DEPRECATED_ARG_ENABLE in open 
> code. However, functions like this is not really subject to normal 
> dead-code removal policy, since they tend to be used only for a 
> transition period, but they need to be present, since there will 
> always be new options to deprecate...
>
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8241254
> WebRev: 
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ihse/JDK-8241254-simplify-UTIL_DEPRECATED_ARG_ENABLE/webrev.01
>
> /Magnus



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