JVM Flag ergonomics and constraints

[David Holmes]

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On 2/02/2023 3:25 pm, Thomas Stüfe wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 5:30 AM David Holmes <david.holmes at oracle.com 
> <mailto:david.holmes at oracle.com>> wrote:
> 
>     That would have to be determined case-by-case. For each ergo flag we
>     would have to decide what value it is calculating and based on what,
>     and
>     determine whether an out-of-range value is an error or something to be
>     wary of.
> 
> Sure, what I meant was how to control it? Two sets of FLAT_SET_... 
> macros, one that asserts on constraint violation, one that caps?

No I expect to just see the places where FLAG_SET_ERGO is called do the 
right thing by checking the return value and proceeding accordingly.

Cheers,
David

> 
> Cheers, Thomas