[crac] RFR: 8373784: [CRaC] VM Option to require perfect CPU fit

[Jan Kratochvil]

On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 14:41:20 GMT, Radim Vansa <rvansa at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Right now CRaC will refuse to restore from the image if it is not compatible with current CPU as it assumes extra features. This check can be only relaxed with -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+IgnoreCPUFeatures.
> 
> In scenarios with -XX:CRaCIgnoreRestoreIfUnavailable it might be favorable to skip the restore and proceed with running the application from scratch with all CPU features if the image has these restricted. Therefore I propose to create a new option -XX:CheckCPUFeatures with these values:
> * compatible - this is the current behaviour (default)
> * exact - require CPU features from the image to match perfectly
> * skip - the same behaviour as `-XX:+IgnoreCPUFeatures`.
> 
> The current `-XX:+IgnoreCPUFeatures` option will be deprecated.

src/hotspot/share/runtime/crac.cpp line 824:

> 822:       return;
> 823:     }
> 824:     ignore = true;

This has only local effect, `VM_Version::ignore_cpu_features()` would still return `false`. But that is a part of the `-XX:CPUFeatures=ignore` vs. `-XX:+IgnoreCPUFeatures` unification so it may be OK here.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/crac/pull/285#discussion_r2666215996