Summary

Obsolete otherwise unused CMS garbage collector related options as it will be removed.

Problem

JDK-8229049: JEP 363: Remove the Concurrent Mark Sweep (CMS) Garbage Collector removes the CMS collector. There are many command line options that were only used by the CMS garbage collector and are now without function.

Solution

Obsolete all affected product command line options.

Specification

diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
index 881bf46b661..9d390eac51a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ static SpecialFlag const special_jvm_flags[] = {
   // -------------- Deprecated Flags --------------
   // --- Non-alias flags - sorted by obsolete_in then expired_in:
   { "MaxGCMinorPauseMillis",        JDK_Version::jdk(8), JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::undefined() },
-  { "UseConcMarkSweepGC",           JDK_Version::jdk(9), JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::undefined() },
   { "MaxRAMFraction",               JDK_Version::jdk(10),  JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::undefined() },
   { "MinRAMFraction",               JDK_Version::jdk(10),  JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::undefined() },
   { "InitialRAMFraction",           JDK_Version::jdk(10),  JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::undefined() },
@@ -544,6 +543,81 @@ static SpecialFlag const special_jvm_flags[] = {
   { "CompilationPolicyChoice",       JDK_Version::jdk(13),     JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
   { "TraceNMethodInstalls",          JDK_Version::jdk(13),     JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
   { "FailOverToOldVerifier",         JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "UseConcMarkSweepGC",            JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSAbortSemantics",                       JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSAbortablePrecleanMinWorkPerIteration", JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSBitMapYieldQuantum",                   JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSBootstrapOccupancy",                   JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSClassUnloadingEnabled",                JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSClassUnloadingMaxInterval",            JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSCleanOnEnter",                         JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSConcMarkMultiple",                     JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSConcurrentMTEnabled",                  JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSCoordinatorYieldSleepCount",           JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways",               JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSExpAvgFactor",                         JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSExtrapolateSweep",                     JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSIncrementalSafetyFactor",              JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSIndexedFreeListReplenish",             JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSInitiatingOccupancyFraction",          JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSIsTooFullPercentage",                  JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSLargeCoalSurplusPercent",              JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSLargeSplitSurplusPercent",             JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSLoopWarn",                             JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSMaxAbortablePrecleanLoops",            JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSMaxAbortablePrecleanTime",             JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSOldPLABMax",                           JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSOldPLABMin",                           JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSOldPLABNumRefills",                    JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSOldPLABReactivityFactor",              JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSOldPLABResizeQuicker",                 JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSOldPLABToleranceFactor",               JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSPLABRecordAlways",                     JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled",           JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSParallelRemarkEnabled",                JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSParallelSurvivorRemarkEnabled",        JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSPrecleanDenominator",                  JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSPrecleanIter",                         JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSPrecleanNumerator",                    JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSPrecleanRefLists1",                    JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSPrecleanRefLists2",                    JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSPrecleanSurvivors1",                   JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSPrecleanSurvivors2",                   JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSPrecleanThreshold",                    JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSPrecleaningEnabled",                   JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSPrintChunksInDump",                    JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSPrintObjectsInDump",                   JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSRemarkVerifyVariant",                  JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSReplenishIntermediate",                JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSRescanMultiple",                       JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSSamplingGrain",                        JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSScavengeBeforeRemark",                 JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSScheduleRemarkEdenPenetration",        JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSScheduleRemarkEdenSizeThreshold",      JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSScheduleRemarkSamplingRatio",          JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSSmallCoalSurplusPercent",              JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSSmallSplitSurplusPercent",             JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSSplitIndexedFreeListBlocks",           JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSTriggerRatio",                         JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSWorkQueueDrainThreshold",              JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSYield",                                JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSYieldSleepCount",                      JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMSYoungGenPerWorker",                    JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMS_FLSPadding",                          JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMS_FLSWeight",                           JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMS_SweepPadding",                        JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMS_SweepTimerThresholdMillis",           JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "CMS_SweepWeight",                         JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "FLSAlwaysCoalesceLarge",                  JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "FLSCoalescePolicy",                       JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "FLSLargestBlockCoalesceProximity",        JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "OldPLABWeight",                           JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "ParGCDesiredObjsFromOverflowList",        JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "ParGCTrimOverflow",                       JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "ParGCUseLocalOverflow",                   JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "ResizeOldPLAB",                           JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "UseCMSBestFit",                           JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
+  { "UseCMSInitiatingOccupancyOnly",           JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(15) },
   { "BindGCTaskThreadsToCPUs",       JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(16) },
   { "UseGCTaskAffinity",             JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(14), JDK_Version::jdk(16) },

@@ -2548,16 +2622,10 @@ jint Arguments::parse_each_vm_init_arg(const JavaVMInitArgs* args, bool* patch_m
       }
     // -Xconcgc
     } else if (match_option(option, "-Xconcgc")) {
-      if (FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(UseConcMarkSweepGC, true) != JVMFlag::SUCCESS) {
-        return JNI_EINVAL;
-      }
-      handle_extra_cms_flags("-Xconcgc uses UseConcMarkSweepGC");
+      warning("-Xconcgc uses UseConcMarkSweepGC; support was removed for both options in 14.0");
     // -Xnoconcgc
     } else if (match_option(option, "-Xnoconcgc")) {
-      if (FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(UseConcMarkSweepGC, false) != JVMFlag::SUCCESS) {
-        return JNI_EINVAL;
-      }
-      handle_extra_cms_flags("-Xnoconcgc uses UseConcMarkSweepGC");
+      warning("-Xnoconcgc uses UseConcMarkSweepGC; support was removed for both options in 14.0");
     // -Xbatch
     } else if (match_option(option, "-Xbatch")) {
       if (FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(BackgroundCompilation, false) != JVMFlag::SUCCESS) {
@@ -3813,15 +3881,6 @@ bool Arguments::handle_deprecated_print_gc_flags() {
   return true;
 }

-void Arguments::handle_extra_cms_flags(const char* msg) {
-  SpecialFlag flag;
-  const char *flag_name = "UseConcMarkSweepGC";
-  if (lookup_special_flag(flag_name, flag)) {
-    handle_aliases_and_deprecation(flag_name, /* print warning */ true);
-    warning("%s", msg);
-  }
<h2>-}</h2>

 // Parse entry point called from JNI_CreateJavaVM

 jint Arguments::parse(const JavaVMInitArgs* initial_cmd_args) {
@@ -4154,7 +4213,7 @@ jint Arguments::adjust_after_os() {
     // such as the parallel collector for Linux and Solaris will
     // interleave old gen and survivor spaces on top of NUMA
     // allocation policy for the eden space.
-    // Non NUMA-aware collectors such as CMS, G1 and Serial-GC on
+    // Non NUMA-aware collectors such as G1 and Serial-GC on
     // all platforms and ParallelGC on Windows will interleave all
     // of the heap spaces across NUMA nodes.
     if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseNUMAInterleaving)) {