RFR: 8370077: C2: make Compile::_major_progress a boolean [v2]

[Emanuel Peter]

On Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:19:48 GMT, Emanuel Peter <epeter at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Absolutely, it should not hold up this PR. It was more meant to be an endorsement that we should definitely add some documentation some point.
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> Yes, I'd say just file an RFE, and link to the conversation here. Feel free to assign it to me if you don't want to own it ;)

Let's ask @vnkozlov , @TobiHartmann and @rwestrel , do any of you have a good definition for the `major_progress` concept?

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27912#discussion_r2452474828