*** old/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/VM.java	Thu Nov  3 14:16:09 2016
--- new/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/VM.java	Thu Nov  3 14:16:09 2016

*** 859,868 ****
--- 859,874 ----
    public boolean getUseTLAB() {
        Flag flag = getCommandLineFlag("UseTLAB");
        return (flag == null) ? false: flag.getBool();
    }
  
+   public boolean getCommandLineBooleanFlag(String name) {
+     Flag flag = getCommandLineFlag(name);
+     return (flag == null) ? Boolean.FALSE:
+       (flag.getBool()? Boolean.TRUE: Boolean.FALSE);
+   }
+ 
    // returns null, if not available.
    public Flag[] getCommandLineFlags() {
      if (commandLineFlags == null) {
         readCommandLineFlags();
      }