diff -r 9a5271881bc0 -r 6112b627bb36 hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp	Sat Jul 19 17:38:22 2008 -0400
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp	Mon Jul 28 14:07:44 2008 -0400
@@ -357,9 +357,11 @@
     short* methodsNum, short* methodsMax, char*** methods, bool** allClasses
   );
 
-  // Returns true if the string s is in the list of
-  // flags made obsolete in 1.5.0.
-  static bool made_obsolete_in_1_5_0(const char* s);
+  // Returns true if the string s is in the list of flags that have recently
+  // been made obsolete.  If we detect one of these flags on the command
+  // line, instead of failing we print a warning message and ignore the
+  // flag.  This gives the user a release or so to stop using the flag.
+  static bool is_newly_obsolete(const char* s, JDK_Version* buffer);
 
   static short  CompileOnlyClassesNum;
   static short  CompileOnlyClassesMax;