RFR: 8202364: Add GCConfig::hs_err_name() to avoid GC-specific code in error reporting

Aleksey Shipilev shade at redhat.com
Fri Apr 27 09:39:17 UTC 2018


On 04/27/2018 11:33 AM, Per Liden wrote:
> The gc_mode() function in vmErrror.cpp currently tests which Use*GC flag is set and translates that
> into a name. We should instead call into GCConfig to get the name. This patch adds a new function
> (GCConfig::hs_err_name) for this purpose. This is not placed on CollectedHeap, since we might need
> this name before a CollectedHeap instance has been created, e.g. if we crash during VM startup.
> 
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8202364
> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~pliden/8202364/webrev.0

Looks good.

-Aleksey

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