RFR: JDK-8298035: Provide better descriptions for JIT compiler JFR events

Mon Dec 5 18:13:44 UTC 2022

On Mon, 5 Dec 2022 09:11:15 GMT, Matthias Baesken <mbaesken at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Most Compiler related JFR events lack descriptions, see
> https://sap.github.io/SapMachine/jfrevents/20.html#jvm-compiler
> 
> We should add some helpful description texts for these JFR events.

When it comes to descriptions, we have tried to avoid using the word 'event' and instead describe what the event represents. We have also tried to not add descriptions, to both fields or events, if a label makes it obvious.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11506