src/share/vm/runtime/vm_version.hpp

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    static unsigned int nof_parallel_worker_threads(unsigned int num,
                                                    unsigned int dem,
                                                    unsigned int switch_pt);
   public:
+   // Called as part of the runtime services initialization which is
+   // called from the management module initialization (via init_globals())
+   // after argument parsing and attaching of the main thread has
+   // occurred.  Examines a variety of the hardware capabilities of
+   // the platform to determine which features can be used to execute the
+   // program.
    static void initialize();
  
    // This allows for early initialization of VM_Version information
    // that may be needed later in the initialization sequence but before
    // full VM_Version initialization is possible. It can not depend on any
    // other part of the VM being initialized when called. Platforms that
    // need to specialize this define VM_Version::early_initialize().
    static void early_initialize() { }
  
+   // Called to initialize VM variables needing initialization
+   // after command line parsing. Platforms that need to specialize
+   // this should define VM_Version::init_before_ergo().
+   static void init_before_ergo() {}
+ 
    // Name
    static const char* vm_name();
    // Vendor
    static const char* vm_vendor();
    // VM version information string printed by launcher (java -version)