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+++ new/src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspace/metaspaceCommon.cpp	2018-04-24 07:16:43.325261697 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, SAP and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * 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 "memory/metaspace/metaspaceCommon.hpp"
+#include "utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp"
+#include "utilities/ostream.hpp"
+
+namespace metaspace {
+namespace internals {
+
+// Print a size, in words, scaled.
+void print_scaled_words(outputStream* st, size_t word_size, size_t scale, int width) {
+  st->print_human_readable_size(word_size * sizeof(MetaWord), scale, width);
+}
+
+// Convenience helper: prints a size value and a percentage.
+void print_scaled_words_and_percentage(outputStream* st, size_t word_size, size_t compare_word_size, size_t scale, int width) {
+  print_scaled_words(st, word_size, scale, width);
+  st->print(" (");
+  st->print_percentage(compare_word_size, word_size);
+  st->print(")");
+}
+
+} // namespace internals
+} // namespace metaspace