diff -r ec2b9f11794a -r ed44b9ecfa2f hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1Log.cpp
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+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1Log.cpp	Fri Apr 13 01:59:38 2012 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 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 "gc_implementation/g1/g1_globals.hpp"
+#include "gc_implementation/g1/g1Log.hpp"
+#include "runtime/globals.hpp"
+
+G1Log::LogLevel G1Log::_level = G1Log::LevelNone;
+
+// If G1LogLevel has not been set up we will use the values of PrintGC
+// and PrintGCDetails for the logging level.
+// - PrintGC maps to "fine".
+// - PrintGCDetails maps to "finer".
+void G1Log::init() {
+  if (G1LogLevel != NULL && G1LogLevel[0] != '\0') {
+    if (strncmp("none", G1LogLevel, 4) == 0 && G1LogLevel[4] == '\0') {
+      _level = LevelNone;
+    } else if (strncmp("fine", G1LogLevel, 4) == 0 && G1LogLevel[4] == '\0') {
+      _level = LevelFine;
+    } else if (strncmp("finer", G1LogLevel, 5) == 0 && G1LogLevel[5] == '\0') {
+      _level = LevelFiner;
+    } else if (strncmp("finest", G1LogLevel, 6) == 0 && G1LogLevel[6] == '\0') {
+      _level = LevelFinest;
+    } else {
+      warning("Unknown logging level '%s', should be one of 'fine', 'finer' or 'finest'.", G1LogLevel);
+    }
+  } else {
+    if (PrintGCDetails) {
+      _level = LevelFiner;
+    } else if (PrintGC) {
+      _level = LevelFine;
+    }
+  }
+}