RFR: 8167446: Add back PermGenSize and MaxPermGenSize

[Coleen Phillimore]

I think this looks great.  If we decide to never remove these options at 
some point in the future, we can change the last element in the array to 
undefined.

Thanks for doing this so quickly, Max.
Coleen


On 10/11/16 5:29 PM, Max Ockner wrote:
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> New webrev: http://oklahoma.us.oracle.com/~mockner/webrev/8167446.02
>   - Added a test
>   - Adjusted the obsolete field on both flags.
>
> On 10/11/2016 2:31 PM, harold seigel wrote:
>> Hi Max,
>>
>> Can you add a small test?  It would prevent someone else from 
>> removing the options.
>>
> I have added a simple test.
>
>> Thanks, Harold
>>
>>
>> On 10/11/2016 1:44 PM, Max Ockner wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> Please Review this small change.
>>>
>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~mockner/8167446/
>>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8167446
>>>
>>> Added PermSize and MaxPermSize to obsolete flags table. They are 
>>> recognized but ignored.
>>>
>>> The bug title says "PermGenSize" and "MaxPermGenSize" but the 
>>> comment says "PermSize" and MaxPermSize". Which one is correct?
>>>
>>> Tested both options on java -version. Nothing happens, but I don't 
>>> get an "Unrecognized ..." error.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Max
>>
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