GC "dead ratios" should be unsigned

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: P5
    • hs14
    • Affects Version/s: 1.3.0
    • Component/s: hotspot
    • None
    • gc
    • 1.3
    • b08
    • generic
    • generic

        The variables MarkSweepDeadRatio and PermMarkSweepDeadRatio represent a percentage of the generation that can be left unreclaimed during a full gc, so valid values are 0-100. Yet they are signed types, simply because of historical (bad) practice.

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              John Coomes (Inactive)
              Reporter:
              John Coomes (Inactive)
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