src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp

rev 7386 : 8064457: Introduce compressed oops mode disjoint base and improve compressed heap handling.

@@ -529,10 +529,15 @@
           "Generate checks in encoding/decoding code in debug VM")          \
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   product_pd(uintx, HeapBaseMinAddress,                                     \
           "OS specific low limit for heap base address")                    \
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+  product(uintx, HeapSearchSteps, 3 PPC64_ONLY(+17),                        \
+          "Heap allocation steps through preferred address regions to find" \
+          " where it can allocate the heap. Number of steps to take per "   \
+          "region.")                                                        \
+                                                                            \
   diagnostic(bool, PrintCompressedOopsMode, false,                          \
           "Print compressed oops base address and encoding mode")           \
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   lp64_product(intx, ObjectAlignmentInBytes, 8,                             \
           "Default object alignment in bytes, 8 is minimum")                \