RFR(S): 8145345: LogCompilation output is empty after JEP165: Compiler Control

[John Rose]

Let's strengthen the regression test so it will catch this kind of outage next time.

As we unify the various logging mechanisms in the future, we want a way to detect such problems before promotion.

— John

On Dec 15, 2015, at 4:22 AM, Nils Eliasson <nils.eliasson at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Please review this change that fixes log compilation. It changed the default value for the log option to the command line flag value in compilerDirectives.hpp, updates how CompileCommand=log updates the value, and adds a warning if per method logging is used but LogCompilation is not set.
> 
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8145345
> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~neliasso/8145345/webrev.01/
> 
> Regards,
> Nils Eliasson