src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp

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    static bool doubleAt(char* name, size_t len, double* value);
    static bool doubleAt(char* name, double* value)    { return doubleAt(name, strlen(name), value); }
    static bool doubleAtPut(char* name, size_t len, double* value, Flag::Flags origin);
    static bool doubleAtPut(char* name, double* value, Flag::Flags origin) { return doubleAtPut(name, strlen(name), value, origin); }
  
+   // Contract:  Flag will make private copy of the incoming value.
+   // Outgoing value is always malloc-ed, and caller MUST call free.
    static bool ccstrAt(char* name, size_t len, ccstr* value);
    static bool ccstrAt(char* name, ccstr* value)    { return ccstrAt(name, strlen(name), value); }
    static bool ccstrAtPut(char* name, size_t len, ccstr* value, Flag::Flags origin);
    static bool ccstrAtPut(char* name, ccstr* value, Flag::Flags origin) { return ccstrAtPut(name, strlen(name), value, origin); }