src/hotspot/share/ci/ciReplay.cpp

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      const char* comp_level_label = "comp_level";
      int comp_level = parse_int(comp_level_label);
      // old version w/o comp_level
      if (had_error() && (error_message() == comp_level_label)) {
        // use highest available tier
!       comp_level = TieredCompilation ? TieredStopAtLevel : CompLevel_highest_tier;
      }
      if (!is_valid_comp_level(comp_level)) {
        return;
      }
      if (_imethod != NULL) {
--- 530,544 ----
      const char* comp_level_label = "comp_level";
      int comp_level = parse_int(comp_level_label);
      // old version w/o comp_level
      if (had_error() && (error_message() == comp_level_label)) {
        // use highest available tier
!       if (TieredCompilation) {
!         comp_level = TieredStopAtLevel;
!       } else {
!         comp_level = CompLevel_highest_tier;
!       }
      }
      if (!is_valid_comp_level(comp_level)) {
        return;
      }
      if (_imethod != NULL) {