8359248: JFR: Help text for-XX:StartFlightRecording:report-on-exit should explain option can be repeated

[egahlin]

Could I have review of a PR that updates the help text for report-on-exit so it clarifies that the option can be repeated.

Testing: jdk/jdk/jfr + tier1

Thanks
Erik

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Issues

• JDK-8359248: JFR: Help text for-XX:StartFlightRecording:report-on-exit should explain option can be repeated (Bug - P3)
• JDK-8359271: JFR: Help text for-XX:StartFlightRecording:report-on-exit should explain option can be repeated (CSR)

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• Markus Grönlund (@mgronlun - Reviewer)

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• b5334fe: 8314180: Disable XPath in XML Signatures
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• 25b22c9: 8358602: JFR: Annotations in jdk.jfr package should not use "not null" in specification
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/integrate

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Going to push as commit fedd0a0.
Since your change was applied there have been 58 commits pushed to the master branch:

• 79497ef: 8348574: Simplify c1/c2_globals inclusions
• 8416ca3: 8346982: Remove JMX javadoc duplication that was in place due to JDK-6369229
• d8c3533: 8357816: Add test from JDK-8350576
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@egahlin Pushed as commit fedd0a0.

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[egahlin]

/backport :jdk25

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@egahlin the backport was successfully created on the branch backport-egahlin-fedd0a0e-jdk25 in my personal fork of openjdk/jdk. To create a pull request with this backport targeting openjdk/jdk:jdk25, just click the following link:

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Hi all,

This pull request contains a backport of commit fedd0a0e from the openjdk/jdk repository.

The commit being backported was authored by Erik Gahlin on 16 Jun 2025 and was reviewed by Markus Grönlund.

Thanks!

If you need to update the source branch of the pull then run the following commands in a local clone of your personal fork of openjdk/jdk:

$ git fetch https://github.com/openjdk-bots/jdk.git backport-egahlin-fedd0a0e-jdk25:backport-egahlin-fedd0a0e-jdk25
$ git checkout backport-egahlin-fedd0a0e-jdk25
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$ git commit --message 'Describe additional changes made'
$ git push https://github.com/openjdk-bots/jdk.git backport-egahlin-fedd0a0e-jdk25