Add 'generational' as value choice for JVM option 'ShenandoahGCMode'.

[bernd-aws]

All upcoming GenShen code will be guarded by this JVM option. If generational mode is not set, Shenandoah will function in its original single-generational form, without changes or degradations.

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Reviewers

• Roman Kennke (@rkennke - Reviewer)

Download

$ git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/shenandoah pull/4/head:pull/4
$ git checkout pull/4

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[rkennke]

You should merge-in the master branch from openjdk/shenandoah, this should hopefully fix the jcheck complaints.

[mlbridge]

Webrevs

• 02: Full - Incremental (60ba9d9)
• 01: Full - Incremental (39b9ee0)
• 00: Full (ff5b462)

[rkennke]

Looks good to me now! Thank you!

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Add 'generational' as value choice for JVM option 'ShenandoahGCMode'.

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