--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	2014-12-05 14:01:08.000000000 +0100
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	2014-12-05 14:01:08.000000000 +0100
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@
 char* Arguments::_meta_index_path = NULL;
 char* Arguments::_meta_index_dir = NULL;
 
-// Check if head of 'option' matches 'name', and sets 'tail' remaining part of option string
-
+// Check if head of 'option' matches 'name', and sets 'tail' to the remaining
+// part of the option string.
 static bool match_option(const JavaVMOption *option, const char* name,
                          const char** tail) {
   int len = (int)strlen(name);
@@ -139,6 +139,32 @@
   }
 }
 
+// Check if 'option' matches 'name'. No "tail" is allowed.
+static bool match_option(const JavaVMOption *option, const char* name) {
+  const char* tail = NULL;
+  bool result = match_option(option, name, &tail);
+  if (tail != NULL && *tail == '\0') {
+    return result;
+  } else {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+// Return true if any of the strings in null-terminated array 'names' matches.
+// If tail_allowed is true, then the tail must begin with a colon; otherwise,
+// the option must match exactly.
+static bool match_option(const JavaVMOption* option, const char** names, const char** tail,
+  bool tail_allowed) {
+  for (/* empty */; *names != NULL; ++names) {
+    if (match_option(option, *names, tail)) {
+      if (**tail == '\0' || tail_allowed && **tail == ':') {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 static void logOption(const char* opt) {
   if (PrintVMOptions) {
     jio_fprintf(defaultStream::output_stream(), "VM option '%s'\n", opt);
@@ -2576,21 +2602,6 @@
   "-dsa", "-esa", "-disablesystemassertions", "-enablesystemassertions", 0
 };
 
-// Return true if any of the strings in null-terminated array 'names' matches.
-// If tail_allowed is true, then the tail must begin with a colon; otherwise,
-// the option must match exactly.
-static bool match_option(const JavaVMOption* option, const char** names, const char** tail,
-  bool tail_allowed) {
-  for (/* empty */; *names != NULL; ++names) {
-    if (match_option(option, *names, tail)) {
-      if (**tail == '\0' || tail_allowed && **tail == ':') {
-        return true;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
 bool Arguments::parse_uintx(const char* value,
                             uintx* uintx_arg,
                             uintx min_size) {
@@ -2832,16 +2843,16 @@
       }
 #endif // !INCLUDE_JVMTI
     // -Xnoclassgc
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xnoclassgc", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xnoclassgc")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, ClassUnloading, false);
     // -Xconcgc
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xconcgc", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xconcgc")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseConcMarkSweepGC, true);
     // -Xnoconcgc
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xnoconcgc", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xnoconcgc")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseConcMarkSweepGC, false);
     // -Xbatch
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xbatch", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xbatch")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, BackgroundCompilation, false);
     // -Xmn for compatibility with other JVM vendors
     } else if (match_option(option, "-Xmn", &tail)) {
@@ -2986,28 +2997,28 @@
         }
         FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(uintx, IncreaseFirstTierCompileThresholdAt, (uintx)uint_IncreaseFirstTierCompileThresholdAt);
     // -green
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-green", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-green")) {
       jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
                   "Green threads support not available\n");
           return JNI_EINVAL;
     // -native
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-native", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-native")) {
           // HotSpot always uses native threads, ignore silently for compatibility
     // -Xsqnopause
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xsqnopause", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xsqnopause")) {
           // EVM option, ignore silently for compatibility
     // -Xrs
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xrs", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xrs")) {
           // Classic/EVM option, new functionality
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, ReduceSignalUsage, true);
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xusealtsigs", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xusealtsigs")) {
           // change default internal VM signals used - lower case for back compat
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseAltSigs, true);
     // -Xoptimize
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xoptimize", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xoptimize")) {
           // EVM option, ignore silently for compatibility
     // -Xprof
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xprof", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xprof")) {
 #if INCLUDE_FPROF
       _has_profile = true;
 #else // INCLUDE_FPROF
@@ -3016,7 +3027,7 @@
       return JNI_ERR;
 #endif // INCLUDE_FPROF
     // -Xconcurrentio
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xconcurrentio", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xconcurrentio")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseLWPSynchronization, true);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, BackgroundCompilation, false);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(intx, DeferThrSuspendLoopCount, 1);
@@ -3024,13 +3035,13 @@
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(uintx, NewSizeThreadIncrease, 16 * K);  // 20Kb per thread added to new generation
 
       // -Xinternalversion
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xinternalversion", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xinternalversion")) {
       jio_fprintf(defaultStream::output_stream(), "%s\n",
                   VM_Version::internal_vm_info_string());
       vm_exit(0);
 #ifndef PRODUCT
     // -Xprintflags
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xprintflags", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xprintflags")) {
       CommandLineFlags::printFlags(tty, false);
       vm_exit(0);
 #endif
@@ -3050,29 +3061,29 @@
 #endif
       }
     // -Xint
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xint", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xint")) {
           set_mode_flags(_int);
     // -Xmixed
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xmixed", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xmixed")) {
           set_mode_flags(_mixed);
     // -Xcomp
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xcomp", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xcomp")) {
       // for testing the compiler; turn off all flags that inhibit compilation
           set_mode_flags(_comp);
     // -Xshare:dump
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xshare:dump", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xshare:dump")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, DumpSharedSpaces, true);
       set_mode_flags(_int);     // Prevent compilation, which creates objects
     // -Xshare:on
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xshare:on", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xshare:on")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseSharedSpaces, true);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, RequireSharedSpaces, true);
     // -Xshare:auto
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xshare:auto", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xshare:auto")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseSharedSpaces, true);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, RequireSharedSpaces, false);
     // -Xshare:off
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xshare:off", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xshare:off")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseSharedSpaces, false);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, RequireSharedSpaces, false);
     // -Xverify
@@ -3090,13 +3101,13 @@
         return JNI_EINVAL;
       }
     // -Xdebug
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xdebug", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xdebug")) {
       // note this flag has been used, then ignore
       set_xdebug_mode(true);
     // -Xnoagent
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xnoagent", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xnoagent")) {
       // For compatibility with classic. HotSpot refuses to load the old style agent.dll.
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xboundthreads", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-Xboundthreads")) {
       // Bind user level threads to kernel threads (Solaris only)
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseBoundThreads, true);
     } else if (match_option(option, "-Xloggc:", &tail)) {
@@ -3126,14 +3137,14 @@
                                      "check")) {
         return JNI_EINVAL;
       }
-    } else if (match_option(option, "vfprintf", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "vfprintf")) {
       _vfprintf_hook = CAST_TO_FN_PTR(vfprintf_hook_t, option->extraInfo);
-    } else if (match_option(option, "exit", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "exit")) {
       _exit_hook = CAST_TO_FN_PTR(exit_hook_t, option->extraInfo);
-    } else if (match_option(option, "abort", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "abort")) {
       _abort_hook = CAST_TO_FN_PTR(abort_hook_t, option->extraInfo);
     // -XX:+AggressiveHeap
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+AggressiveHeap", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+AggressiveHeap")) {
 
       // This option inspects the machine and attempts to set various
       // parameters to be optimal for long-running, memory allocation
@@ -3224,11 +3235,11 @@
 
     // Need to keep consistency of MaxTenuringThreshold and AlwaysTenure/NeverTenure;
     // and the last option wins.
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+NeverTenure", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+NeverTenure")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, NeverTenure, true);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, AlwaysTenure, false);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(uintx, MaxTenuringThreshold, markOopDesc::max_age + 1);
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+AlwaysTenure", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+AlwaysTenure")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, NeverTenure, false);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, AlwaysTenure, true);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(uintx, MaxTenuringThreshold, 0);
@@ -3247,17 +3258,17 @@
         FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, NeverTenure, false);
         FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, AlwaysTenure, false);
       }
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+CMSPermGenSweepingEnabled", &tail) ||
-               match_option(option, "-XX:-CMSPermGenSweepingEnabled", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+CMSPermGenSweepingEnabled") ||
+               match_option(option, "-XX:-CMSPermGenSweepingEnabled")) {
       jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
         "Please use CMSClassUnloadingEnabled in place of "
         "CMSPermGenSweepingEnabled in the future\n");
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+UseGCTimeLimit", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+UseGCTimeLimit")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseGCOverheadLimit, true);
       jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
         "Please use -XX:+UseGCOverheadLimit in place of "
         "-XX:+UseGCTimeLimit in the future\n");
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:-UseGCTimeLimit", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:-UseGCTimeLimit")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseGCOverheadLimit, false);
       jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
         "Please use -XX:-UseGCOverheadLimit in place of "
@@ -3267,13 +3278,13 @@
     // are not to be documented.
     } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:MaxTLERatio=", &tail)) {
       // No longer used.
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+ResizeTLE", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+ResizeTLE")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, ResizeTLAB, true);
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:-ResizeTLE", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:-ResizeTLE")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, ResizeTLAB, false);
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+PrintTLE", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+PrintTLE")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, PrintTLAB, true);
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:-PrintTLE", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:-PrintTLE")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, PrintTLAB, false);
     } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:TLEFragmentationRatio=", &tail)) {
       // No longer used.
@@ -3289,17 +3300,17 @@
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(uintx, TLABSize, long_tlab_size);
     } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:TLEThreadRatio=", &tail)) {
       // No longer used.
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+UseTLE", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+UseTLE")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseTLAB, true);
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:-UseTLE", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:-UseTLE")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseTLAB, false);
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+DisplayVMOutputToStderr", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+DisplayVMOutputToStderr")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, DisplayVMOutputToStdout, false);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, DisplayVMOutputToStderr, true);
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+DisplayVMOutputToStdout", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+DisplayVMOutputToStdout")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, DisplayVMOutputToStderr, false);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, DisplayVMOutputToStdout, true);
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+ExtendedDTraceProbes", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+ExtendedDTraceProbes")) {
 #if defined(DTRACE_ENABLED)
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, ExtendedDTraceProbes, true);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, DTraceMethodProbes, true);
@@ -3311,7 +3322,7 @@
       return JNI_EINVAL;
 #endif // defined(DTRACE_ENABLED)
 #ifdef ASSERT
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+FullGCALot", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+FullGCALot")) {
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, FullGCALot, true);
       // disable scavenge before parallel mark-compact
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, ScavengeBeforeFullGC, false);
@@ -3397,7 +3408,7 @@
       }
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(uintx, MaxDirectMemorySize, max_direct_memory_size);
 #if !INCLUDE_MANAGEMENT
-    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+ManagementServer", &tail)) {
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+ManagementServer")) {
         jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
           "ManagementServer is not supported in this VM.\n");
         return JNI_ERR;
@@ -3754,23 +3765,23 @@
       settings_file_specified = true;
       continue;
     }
-    if (match_option(option, "-XX:+PrintVMOptions", &tail)) {
+    if (match_option(option, "-XX:+PrintVMOptions")) {
       PrintVMOptions = true;
       continue;
     }
-    if (match_option(option, "-XX:-PrintVMOptions", &tail)) {
+    if (match_option(option, "-XX:-PrintVMOptions")) {
       PrintVMOptions = false;
       continue;
     }
-    if (match_option(option, "-XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions", &tail)) {
+    if (match_option(option, "-XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions")) {
       IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions = true;
       continue;
     }
-    if (match_option(option, "-XX:-IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions", &tail)) {
+    if (match_option(option, "-XX:-IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions")) {
       IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions = false;
       continue;
     }
-    if (match_option(option, "-XX:+PrintFlagsInitial", &tail)) {
+    if (match_option(option, "-XX:+PrintFlagsInitial")) {
       CommandLineFlags::printFlags(tty, false);
       vm_exit(0);
     }
@@ -3796,7 +3807,7 @@
 
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT
-    if (match_option(option, "-XX:+PrintFlagsWithComments", &tail)) {
+    if (match_option(option, "-XX:+PrintFlagsWithComments")) {
       CommandLineFlags::printFlags(tty, true);
       vm_exit(0);
     }