RFR(S) 8075216: Remove old flags, regarding to JDK9, from obsolete_jvm_flags

[Dmitry Dmitriev]

Hi Volker,

Recently I perform analysis of these flags and results are below:
UseVectoredExceptions option was removed from specified files by 
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8073990 but fix is not 
propagated to the jdk9/dev.

All other options are not exists in the sources except for 
DesiredMethodLimit. DesiredMethodLimit option exist and used in source 
code, but it defined as "develop" option. This option was added to the 
obsolete_jvm_flags to eliminate difference between options  in oracle 
and openjdk builds(https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-7061192). 
There are no reasons to keep it in obsolete_jvm_flags because 
accept_until for this option is JDK8 and for JDK9 this option will be 
skipped in obsolete_jvm_flags.

Regards,
Dmitry

On 18.03.2015 18:01, Volker Simonis wrote:
> Hi Dmitry,
>
> can you please make sure that none of these options which you will
> remove is still used anywhere else in the sources. I've just
> cherry-picked some of the options and saw that for example
> UseVectoredExceptions is still present in
> ../hotspot/src/os_cpu/aix_ppc/vm/globals_aix_ppc.hpp and
> ../hotspot/src/os_cpu/linux_ppc/vm/globals_linux_ppc.hpp for example.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Volker
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Dmitry Dmitriev
> <dmitry.dmitriev at oracle.com> wrote:
>> Hello David,
>>
>> Thank you for review and sponsorship!
>>
>> I add suggested comment:
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ctornqvi/webrev/8075216/webrev.01/
>> <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/%7Ectornqvi/webrev/8075216/webrev.01/>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Dmitry
>>
>>
>> On 18.03.2015 3:50, David Holmes wrote:
>>> Hi Dmitry,
>>>
>>> On 18/03/2015 2:03 AM, Dmitry Dmitriev wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Please review this small fix which remove old deprecated
>>>> options(regarding to JDK 9) from obsolete_jvm_flags table.
>>>
>>> We could completely re-do the obsolete option mechanism now that hsx is
>>> not an issue, but simply deleting all the already invalid options is fine.
>>> Though some additional commentary we be useful:
>>>
>>> 241  * limit, we flatly refuse to admit the existence of the flag.  This
>>> allows
>>> 242  * a flag to die correctly over JDK releases using HSX.
>>> +    * But now that HSX is no longer supported only options
>>> +    * with a future accept_until value need to be listed, and
>>> +    * the list can be pruned on each major release.
>>>
>>>> Also, I need a sponsor for this fix, who can push it, because I'm not
>>>> have a OpenJDK name.
>>>
>>> I can sponsor this.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> David
>>>
>>>> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ctornqvi/webrev/8075216/webrev.00/
>>>> <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/%7Ectornqvi/webrev/8075216/webrev.00/>
>>>>
>>>> JBS Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8075216
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Dmitry
>>