Summary
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Remove the `G1UpdateBufferSize` global variable because the changes for [JDK-8342382](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8342382) removed the data structure it governs.
Problem
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[JDK-8342382](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8342382) implements a completely new strategy to store cards that need further refinement. Instead of using per-thread `G1UpdateBufferSize` sized buffers, there is a statically allocated card table now.
Solution
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Immediately obsolete the option `G1UpdateBufferSize` in this JDK release (JDK 25), slated for removal in the next JDK release (JDK 26).
Specification
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```
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1_globals.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1_globals.hpp
index 44d0d22257e..b5ed8b888b3 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1_globals.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1_globals.hpp
@@ -161,10 +161,6 @@
"When expanding, % of uncommitted space to claim.") \
range(0, 100) \
\
- product(size_t, G1UpdateBufferSize, 256, \
- "Size of an update buffer") \
- constraint(G1UpdateBufferSizeConstraintFunc, AtParse) \
- \
product(uint, G1RSetUpdatingPauseTimePercent, 10, \
"A target percentage of time that is allowed to be spend on " \
"processing remembered set update buffers during the collection " \
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
index c6651c46e02..e7a86f3c04c 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ static SpecialFlag const special_jvm_flags[] = {
{ "MetaspaceReclaimPolicy", JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(21), JDK_Version::undefined() },
{ "ZGenerational", JDK_Version::jdk(23), JDK_Version::jdk(24), JDK_Version::undefined() },
{ "ZMarkStackSpaceLimit", JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(25), JDK_Version::undefined() },
+ { "G1UpdateBufferSize", JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(25), JDK_Version::jdk(26) },
#ifdef ASSERT
{ "DummyObsoleteTestFlag", JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::jdk(18), JDK_Version::undefined() },
```