[lworld] RFR: 8377799: [lworld] Diagnostic PrintFlatArrayLayout flag has no effect in product builds

Roberto Castañeda Lozano rcastanedalo at openjdk.org
Thu Feb 12 14:26:41 UTC 2026


This simple changeset enables the diagnostic flag `PrintFlatArrayLayout` in product builds, similarly to other diagnostic flags such as `PrintFieldLayout`. This was useful to quickly grasp what arrays are flattened when analyzing a benchmark.

before:


$ java --enable-preview -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+PrintFlatArrayLayout --version
openjdk 27-jep401ea2 2026-09-15
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 27-jep401ea2-rocastan.open)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 27-jep401ea2-rocastan.open, mixed mode)


after:


$ java --enable-preview -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+PrintFlatArrayLayout --version
Flat Type Array: [Ljava.lang.Character; {0x0000000095040348}
 - element klass: 'java/lang/Character'
 - layout kind: NULLABLE_ATOMIC_FLAT
 - array properties: DEFAULT (NULLABLE ATOMIC)
 - element size 4 aligned layout size 4
Flat Type Array: [Ljava.lang.Integer; {0x000000009505d0a0}
 - element klass: 'java/lang/Integer'
 - layout kind: NULLABLE_ATOMIC_FLAT
 - array properties: DEFAULT (NULLABLE ATOMIC)
 - element size 8 aligned layout size 8
openjdk 27-jep401ea2 2026-09-15
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 27-jep401ea2-rocastan.open)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 27-jep401ea2-rocastan.open, mixed mode)


**Testing**: tier1-3, manually checked that flattened array info is shown on a couple of scenarios.

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Commit messages:
 - Honor PrintFlatArrayLayout in product builds

Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/2090/files
  Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=valhalla&pr=2090&range=00
  Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8377799
  Stats: 4 lines in 1 file changed: 0 ins; 4 del; 0 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/2090.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla.git pull/2090/head:pull/2090

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/2090


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