RFR: 8054823: Add size_t as a valid VM flag type

[Stefan Karlsson]

On 2014-08-11 18:35, Vladimir Kozlov wrote:
> Stefan,
>
> Seems fine to me,

Thanks for reviewing!

> except new tests don't have correct @bug.
>
> 27  * The test helsp verifying that size_t flags can be set/read.
>                ^ typo
>
> SizeTTest.java - remove @author

Too much copy-n-paste. I've updated the patch and did some additional 
cleanups to the jtreg annotations:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stefank/8054823/webrev.01.delta/
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stefank/8054823/webrev.01/

thanks,
StefanK

>
> Thanks,
> Vladimir
>
> On 8/11/14 6:48 AM, Stefan Karlsson wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I propose that we add 'size_t' as a valid VM flag type. This will 
>> help with type safety, since we won't have to cast
>> back and forth between the two types.
>>
>> This patch adds the framework, but only changes one of the flags. I 
>> choose to change one of our experimental flags, so
>> that I could write tests for this change.
>>
>> Please, review this patch:
>>   http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stefank/8054823/webrev.00/
>>   https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8054823
>>
>> thanks,
>> StefanK