RFR: 8360776: Enable -XX:+UseAPX as experimental feature in all builds [v2]

[David Holmes]

On Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:30:24 GMT, Srinivas Vamsi Parasa <sparasa at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Currently, APX is not enabled consistently between product and debug builds.
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>> If the hardware supports Intel APX:
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>> 1) In product builds, APX is disabled by default, even if the user explicitly enables it using `-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseAPX`.
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>> 2) In debug builds, APX is enabled by default regardless of whether the user explicitly enables it or not.
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>> **The goal of this PR is to enable APX for both product and debug builds if and only if the user explicitly enables it using `-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseAPX`.**
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>   8360776: Enable -XX:+UseAPX as experimental feature in all builds

Okay the changes do as described.

Thanks

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Marked as reviewed by dholmes (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26029#pullrequestreview-2973354395