RFR (XL) 8081519 Split globals.hpp to factor out the Flag class

[Vladimir Kozlov]

Should we use this opportunity to move all flags related files into 
separate directory src/hotspot/share/jvmflags ?

Thanks,
Vladimir

On 3/29/18 12:01 PM, Gerard Ziemski wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Please review this large and tedious (sorry), but simple fix that accomplishes the following:
> 
> #1 factor out the command option flag related APIs out of globals.hpp/.cpp into its own dedicated files, i.e. jvmFlag.hpp/.cpp
> #2 merge Flag (too generic name) and CommandLineFlag classes and rename them as JVMFlag
> #3 cleanup globals.hpp includes originally added by the JEP-245
> 
> Note: the renamed file retain their history, but one needs to add “follow” flag, ex. “hg log -f file”
> 
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8081519
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~gziemski/8081519_rev1
> 
> Passes Mach5 hs_tier1-tier5, jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges tests.
> 
> 
> cheers
>