RFR: 8308537: Remove BreakAtNode

Tue Jun 6 09:19:00 UTC 2023

On Tue, 6 Jun 2023 08:36:45 GMT, Roland Westrelin <roland at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> The BreakAtNode flag was unused as its utility is now insignificant with the use of "rr" in practice. See the following discussion: https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/13767#issuecomment-1541805032. I removed the BreakAtNode flag and the related parts in the code.
>
> I actually use it (albeit rarely). rr is linux x86 only AFAIK.

I agree with @rwestrel. It's one of the features that's rarely used, but it doesn't hurt and for some situations it's good that it's there.

-------------

PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/14311#issuecomment-1578266557