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+++ new/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/parallelArguments.cpp	2017-10-25 16:45:19.520405379 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "precompiled.hpp"
+#include "gc/parallel/parallelArguments.hpp"
+#include "gc/shared/collectorPolicy.hpp"
+#include "runtime/globals.hpp"
+#include "runtime/globals_extension.hpp"
+#include "runtime/java.hpp"
+#include "runtime/vm_version.hpp"
+#include "utilities/defaultStream.hpp"
+
+size_t ParallelArguments::conservative_max_heap_alignment() {
+  return CollectorPolicy::compute_heap_alignment();
+}
+
+void ParallelArguments::initialize_flags() {
+  GCArguments::initialize_flags();
+  assert(UseParallelGC || UseParallelOldGC, "Error");
+  // Enable ParallelOld unless it was explicitly disabled (cmd line or rc file).
+  if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseParallelOldGC)) {
+    FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseParallelOldGC, true);
+  }
+  FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseParallelGC, true);
+
+  // If no heap maximum was requested explicitly, use some reasonable fraction
+  // of the physical memory, up to a maximum of 1GB.
+  FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(ParallelGCThreads,
+                   Abstract_VM_Version::parallel_worker_threads());
+  if (ParallelGCThreads == 0) {
+    jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
+        "The Parallel GC can not be combined with -XX:ParallelGCThreads=0\n");
+    vm_exit(1);
+  }
+
+  if (UseAdaptiveSizePolicy) {
+    // We don't want to limit adaptive heap sizing's freedom to adjust the heap
+    // unless the user actually sets these flags.
+    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(MinHeapFreeRatio)) {
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(MinHeapFreeRatio, 0);
+    }
+    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(MaxHeapFreeRatio)) {
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(MaxHeapFreeRatio, 100);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If InitialSurvivorRatio or MinSurvivorRatio were not specified, but the
+  // SurvivorRatio has been set, reset their default values to SurvivorRatio +
+  // 2.  By doing this we make SurvivorRatio also work for Parallel Scavenger.
+  // See CR 6362902 for details.
+  if (!FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(SurvivorRatio)) {
+    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(InitialSurvivorRatio)) {
+       FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(InitialSurvivorRatio, SurvivorRatio + 2);
+    }
+    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(MinSurvivorRatio)) {
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(MinSurvivorRatio, SurvivorRatio + 2);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (UseParallelOldGC) {
+    // Par compact uses lower default values since they are treated as
+    // minimums.  These are different defaults because of the different
+    // interpretation and are not ergonomically set.
+    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(MarkSweepDeadRatio)) {
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(MarkSweepDeadRatio, 1);
+    }
+  }
+}