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+++ b/src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspace/metaspaceEnums.cpp	Tue Sep 10 09:24:05 2019 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, SAP SE. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ *
+ */
+#include "precompiled.hpp"
+#include "memory/metaspace/metaspaceEnums.hpp"
+#include "utilities/debug.hpp"
+
+namespace metaspace {
+
+const char* describe_spacetype(MetaspaceType st) {
+  const char* s = NULL;
+  switch (st) {
+    case StandardMetaspaceType: s = "Standard"; break;
+    case BootMetaspaceType: s = "Boot"; break;
+    case UnsafeAnonymousMetaspaceType: s = "UnsafeAnonymous"; break;
+    case ReflectionMetaspaceType: s = "Reflection"; break;
+    default: ShouldNotReachHere();
+  }
+  return s;
+}
+
+const char* describe_mdtype(MetadataType md) {
+  const char* s = NULL;
+  switch (md) {
+    case NonClassType: s = "nonclass"; break;
+    case ClassType: s = "class"; break;
+    default: ShouldNotReachHere();
+  }
+  return s;
+}
+
+} // namespace metaspace
+