changeset 8154:5fa73007ceb9 hs25.60-b02

Merge
author amurillo
date Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:52:26 -0800
parents 9989538b7507 (current diff) e130bb08423d (diff)
children 702cc6067686
files make/hotspot_version
diffstat 14 files changed, 276 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/agent/src/os/bsd/MacosxDebuggerLocal.m	Wed Jan 21 17:07:26 2015 +0000
+++ b/agent/src/os/bsd/MacosxDebuggerLocal.m	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2002, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2002, 2015, 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
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 #import <JavaNativeFoundation/JavaNativeFoundation.h>
 
-#include <JavaVM/jni.h>
+#include <jni.h>
 
 #import <mach/mach.h>
 #import <mach/mach_types.h>
--- a/agent/src/os/bsd/Makefile	Wed Jan 21 17:07:26 2015 +0000
+++ b/agent/src/os/bsd/Makefile	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2002, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2002, 2015, 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
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
 	ps_core.c
 OBJS    = $(SOURCES:.c=.o)
 OBJSPLUS = MacosxDebuggerLocal.o sadis.o $(OBJS)
-EXTINCLUDE = -I/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Headers -I.
+EXTINCLUDE = -I.
 EXTCFLAGS = -m64 -D__APPLE__ -framework JavaNativeFoundation
-FOUNDATIONFLAGS = -framework Foundation -F/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Frameworks -framework JavaNativeFoundation -framework Security -framework CoreFoundation
+FOUNDATIONFLAGS = -framework Foundation -framework JavaNativeFoundation -framework Security -framework CoreFoundation
 LIBSA = $(ARCH)/libsaproc.dylib
 endif   # Darwin
 
--- a/make/bsd/makefiles/saproc.make	Wed Jan 21 17:07:26 2015 +0000
+++ b/make/bsd/makefiles/saproc.make	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2005, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2005, 2015, 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
@@ -64,9 +64,22 @@
 else
   ifeq ($(OS_VENDOR), Darwin)
     SASRCFILES = $(DARWIN_NON_STUB_SASRCFILES)
-    SALIBS = -g -framework Foundation -F/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Frameworks -framework JavaNativeFoundation -framework Security -framework CoreFoundation
+    SALIBS = -g \
+             -framework Foundation \
+             -framework JavaNativeFoundation \
+             -framework Security \
+             -framework CoreFoundation
     #objc compiler blows up on -march=i586, perhaps it should not be included in the macosx intel 32-bit C++ compiles?
     SAARCH = $(subst -march=i586,,$(ARCHFLAG))
+
+    # This is needed to locate JavaNativeFoundation.framework
+    # JDK 8 doesn't have SYSROOT_CFLAGS, so we'll cobble it together here
+    SA_SYSROOT_FLAGS=
+    ifneq ($(SDKPATH),)
+      SA_SYSROOT_FLAGS += -isysroot "$(SDKPATH)" -iframework"$(SDKPATH)/System/Library/Frameworks"
+    endif
+    # always needed, even if SDKPATH is empty
+    SA_SYSROOT_FLAGS += -F"$(SDKPATH)/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Frameworks"
   else
     SASRCFILES = $(SASRCDIR)/StubDebuggerLocal.c
     SALIBS = 
@@ -100,14 +113,8 @@
 endif
 SA_LFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS_HASH_STYLE)
 
-ifeq ($(OS_VENDOR), Darwin)
-  BOOT_JAVA_INCLUDES = -I$(BOOT_JAVA_HOME)/include \
-    -I$(BOOT_JAVA_HOME)/include/$(shell uname -s | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]") \
-    -I/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Headers
-else
-  BOOT_JAVA_INCLUDES = -I$(BOOT_JAVA_HOME)/include \
-    -I$(BOOT_JAVA_HOME)/include/$(shell uname -s | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")
-endif
+BOOT_JAVA_INCLUDES = -I$(BOOT_JAVA_HOME)/include \
+  -I$(BOOT_JAVA_HOME)/include/$(shell uname -s | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")
 
 $(LIBSAPROC): $(SASRCFILES) $(SAMAPFILE)
 	$(QUIETLY) if [ "$(BOOT_JAVA_HOME)" = "" ]; then \
@@ -116,6 +123,7 @@
 	fi
 	@echo Making SA debugger back-end...
 	$(QUIETLY) $(CC) -D$(BUILDARCH) -D_GNU_SOURCE                   \
+	           $(SA_SYSROOT_FLAGS)                                  \
 	           $(SYMFLAG) $(SAARCH) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(PICFLAG)       \
 	           -I$(SASRCDIR)                                        \
 	           -I$(GENERATED)                                       \
--- a/make/hotspot_version	Wed Jan 21 17:07:26 2015 +0000
+++ b/make/hotspot_version	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 HS_MAJOR_VER=25
 HS_MINOR_VER=60
-HS_BUILD_NUMBER=01
+HS_BUILD_NUMBER=02
 
 JDK_MAJOR_VER=1
 JDK_MINOR_VER=8
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/chaitin.cpp	Wed Jan 21 17:07:26 2015 +0000
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/chaitin.cpp	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -575,6 +575,9 @@
   // Peephole remove copies
   post_allocate_copy_removal();
 
+  // Merge multidefs if multiple defs representing the same value are used in a single block.
+  merge_multidefs();
+
 #ifdef ASSERT
   // Veify the graph after RA.
   verify(&live_arena);
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/chaitin.hpp	Wed Jan 21 17:07:26 2015 +0000
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/chaitin.hpp	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -578,6 +578,32 @@
   // Extend the node to LRG mapping
   void add_reference( const Node *node, const Node *old_node);
 
+  // Record the first use of a def in the block for a register.
+  class RegDefUse {
+    Node* _def;
+    Node* _first_use;
+  public:
+    RegDefUse() : _def(NULL), _first_use(NULL) { }
+    Node* def() const       { return _def;       }
+    Node* first_use() const { return _first_use; }
+
+    void update(Node* def, Node* use) {
+      if (_def != def) {
+        _def = def;
+        _first_use = use;
+      }
+    }
+    void clear() {
+      _def = NULL;
+      _first_use = NULL;
+    }
+  };
+  typedef GrowableArray<RegDefUse> RegToDefUseMap;
+  int possibly_merge_multidef(Node *n, uint k, Block *block, RegToDefUseMap& reg2defuse);
+
+  // Merge nodes that are a part of a multidef lrg and produce the same value within a block.
+  void merge_multidefs();
+
 private:
 
   static int _final_loads, _final_stores, _final_copies, _final_memoves;
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/lcm.cpp	Wed Jan 21 17:07:26 2015 +0000
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/lcm.cpp	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -437,8 +437,15 @@
   for (DUIterator_Last i2min, i2 = old_tst->last_outs(i2min); i2 >= i2min; --i2)
     old_tst->last_out(i2)->set_req(0, nul_chk);
   // Clean-up any dead code
-  for (uint i3 = 0; i3 < old_tst->req(); i3++)
+  for (uint i3 = 0; i3 < old_tst->req(); i3++) {
+    Node* in = old_tst->in(i3);
     old_tst->set_req(i3, NULL);
+    if (in->outcnt() == 0) {
+      // Remove dead input node
+      in->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C);
+      block->find_remove(in);
+    }
+  }
 
   latency_from_uses(nul_chk);
   latency_from_uses(best);
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/machnode.hpp	Wed Jan 21 17:07:26 2015 +0000
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/machnode.hpp	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -558,6 +558,29 @@
 #endif
 };
 
+// MachMergeNode is similar to a PhiNode in a sense it merges multiple values,
+// however it doesn't have a control input and is more like a MergeMem.
+// It is inserted after the register allocation is done to ensure that nodes use single
+// definition of a multidef lrg in a block.
+class MachMergeNode : public MachIdealNode {
+public:
+  MachMergeNode(Node *n1) {
+    init_class_id(Class_MachMerge);
+    add_req(NULL);
+    add_req(n1);
+  }
+  virtual const RegMask &out_RegMask() const { return in(1)->out_RegMask(); }
+  virtual const RegMask &in_RegMask(uint idx) const { return in(1)->in_RegMask(idx); }
+  virtual const class Type *bottom_type() const { return in(1)->bottom_type(); }
+  virtual uint ideal_reg() const { return bottom_type()->ideal_reg(); }
+  virtual uint oper_input_base() const { return 1; }
+  virtual void emit(CodeBuffer &cbuf, PhaseRegAlloc *ra_) const { }
+  virtual uint size(PhaseRegAlloc *ra_) const { return 0; }
+#ifndef PRODUCT
+  virtual const char *Name() const { return "MachMerge"; }
+#endif
+};
+
 //------------------------------MachBranchNode--------------------------------
 // Abstract machine branch Node
 class MachBranchNode : public MachIdealNode {
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/node.hpp	Wed Jan 21 17:07:26 2015 +0000
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/node.hpp	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 class MachSafePointNode;
 class MachSpillCopyNode;
 class MachTempNode;
+class MachMergeNode;
 class Matcher;
 class MemBarNode;
 class MemBarStoreStoreNode;
@@ -591,6 +592,7 @@
       DEFINE_CLASS_ID(MachTemp,         Mach, 3)
       DEFINE_CLASS_ID(MachConstantBase, Mach, 4)
       DEFINE_CLASS_ID(MachConstant,     Mach, 5)
+      DEFINE_CLASS_ID(MachMerge,        Mach, 6)
 
     DEFINE_CLASS_ID(Type,  Node, 2)
       DEFINE_CLASS_ID(Phi,   Type, 0)
@@ -761,6 +763,7 @@
   DEFINE_CLASS_QUERY(MachSafePoint)
   DEFINE_CLASS_QUERY(MachSpillCopy)
   DEFINE_CLASS_QUERY(MachTemp)
+  DEFINE_CLASS_QUERY(MachMerge)
   DEFINE_CLASS_QUERY(Mem)
   DEFINE_CLASS_QUERY(MemBar)
   DEFINE_CLASS_QUERY(MemBarStoreStore)
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/phase.cpp	Wed Jan 21 17:07:26 2015 +0000
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/phase.cpp	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 elapsedTimer   Phase::_t_computeLive;
 elapsedTimer   Phase::_t_regAllocSplit;
 elapsedTimer   Phase::_t_postAllocCopyRemoval;
+elapsedTimer   Phase::_t_mergeMultidefs;
 elapsedTimer   Phase::_t_fixupSpills;
 
 // Subtimers for _t_output
@@ -136,11 +137,12 @@
     tty->print_cr ("      computeLive    : %3.3f sec", Phase::_t_computeLive.seconds());
     tty->print_cr ("      regAllocSplit  : %3.3f sec", Phase::_t_regAllocSplit.seconds());
     tty->print_cr ("      postAllocCopyRemoval: %3.3f sec", Phase::_t_postAllocCopyRemoval.seconds());
+    tty->print_cr ("      mergeMultidefs: %3.3f sec", Phase::_t_mergeMultidefs.seconds());
     tty->print_cr ("      fixupSpills    : %3.3f sec", Phase::_t_fixupSpills.seconds());
     double regalloc_subtotal = Phase::_t_ctorChaitin.seconds() +
       Phase::_t_buildIFGphysical.seconds() + Phase::_t_computeLive.seconds() +
       Phase::_t_regAllocSplit.seconds()    + Phase::_t_fixupSpills.seconds() +
-      Phase::_t_postAllocCopyRemoval.seconds();
+      Phase::_t_postAllocCopyRemoval.seconds() + Phase::_t_mergeMultidefs.seconds();
     double percent_of_regalloc = ((regalloc_subtotal == 0.0) ? 0.0 : (regalloc_subtotal / Phase::_t_registerAllocation.seconds() * 100.0));
     tty->print_cr ("      subtotal       : %3.3f sec,  %3.2f %%", regalloc_subtotal, percent_of_regalloc);
   }
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/phase.hpp	Wed Jan 21 17:07:26 2015 +0000
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/phase.hpp	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
   static elapsedTimer   _t_computeLive;
   static elapsedTimer   _t_regAllocSplit;
   static elapsedTimer   _t_postAllocCopyRemoval;
+  static elapsedTimer   _t_mergeMultidefs;
   static elapsedTimer   _t_fixupSpills;
 
 // Subtimers for _t_output
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/postaloc.cpp	Wed Jan 21 17:07:26 2015 +0000
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/postaloc.cpp	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -263,20 +263,6 @@
   // intermediate copies might be illegal, i.e., value is stored down to stack
   // then reloaded BUT survives in a register the whole way.
   Node *val = skip_copies(n->in(k));
-
-  if (val == x && nk_idx != 0 &&
-      regnd[nk_reg] != NULL && regnd[nk_reg] != x &&
-      _lrg_map.live_range_id(x) == _lrg_map.live_range_id(regnd[nk_reg])) {
-    // When rematerialzing nodes and stretching lifetimes, the
-    // allocator will reuse the original def for multidef LRG instead
-    // of the current reaching def because it can't know it's safe to
-    // do so.  After allocation completes if they are in the same LRG
-    // then it should use the current reaching def instead.
-    n->set_req(k, regnd[nk_reg]);
-    blk_adjust += yank_if_dead(val, current_block, &value, &regnd);
-    val = skip_copies(n->in(k));
-  }
-
   if (val == x) return blk_adjust; // No progress?
 
   int n_regs = RegMask::num_registers(val->ideal_reg());
@@ -382,6 +368,94 @@
   return false;
 }
 
+// The algorithms works as follows:
+// We traverse the block top to bottom. possibly_merge_multidef() is invoked for every input edge k
+// of the instruction n. We check to see if the input is a multidef lrg. If it is, we record the fact that we've
+// seen a definition (coming as an input) and add that fact to the reg2defuse array. The array maps registers to their
+// current reaching definitions (we track only multidefs though). With each definition we also associate the first
+// instruction we saw use it. If we encounter the situation when we observe an def (an input) that is a part of the
+// same lrg but is different from the previous seen def we merge the two with a MachMerge node and substitute
+// all the uses that we've seen so far to use the merge. After that we keep replacing the new defs in the same lrg
+// as they get encountered with the merge node and keep adding these defs to the merge inputs.
+void PhaseChaitin::merge_multidefs() {
+  NOT_PRODUCT( Compile::TracePhase t3("mergeMultidefs", &_t_mergeMultidefs, TimeCompiler); )
+  ResourceMark rm;
+  // Keep track of the defs seen in registers and collect their uses in the block.
+  RegToDefUseMap reg2defuse(_max_reg, _max_reg, RegDefUse());
+  for (uint i = 0; i < _cfg.number_of_blocks(); i++) {
+    Block* block = _cfg.get_block(i);
+    for (uint j = 1; j < block->number_of_nodes(); j++) {
+      Node* n = block->get_node(j);
+      if (n->is_Phi()) continue;
+      for (uint k = 1; k < n->req(); k++) {
+        j += possibly_merge_multidef(n, k, block, reg2defuse);
+      }
+      // Null out the value produced by the instruction itself, since we're only interested in defs
+      // implicitly defined by the uses. We are actually interested in tracking only redefinitions
+      // of the multidef lrgs in the same register. For that matter it's enough to track changes in
+      // the base register only and ignore other effects of multi-register lrgs and fat projections.
+      // It is also ok to ignore defs coming from singledefs. After an implicit overwrite by one of
+      // those our register is guaranteed to be used by another lrg and we won't attempt to merge it.
+      uint lrg = _lrg_map.live_range_id(n);
+      if (lrg > 0 && lrgs(lrg).is_multidef()) {
+        OptoReg::Name reg = lrgs(lrg).reg();
+        reg2defuse.at(reg).clear();
+      }
+    }
+    // Clear reg->def->use tracking for the next block
+    for (int j = 0; j < reg2defuse.length(); j++) {
+      reg2defuse.at(j).clear();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+int PhaseChaitin::possibly_merge_multidef(Node *n, uint k, Block *block, RegToDefUseMap& reg2defuse) {
+  int blk_adjust = 0;
+
+  uint lrg = _lrg_map.live_range_id(n->in(k));
+  if (lrg > 0 && lrgs(lrg).is_multidef()) {
+    OptoReg::Name reg = lrgs(lrg).reg();
+
+    Node* def = reg2defuse.at(reg).def();
+    if (def != NULL && lrg == _lrg_map.live_range_id(def) && def != n->in(k)) {
+      // Same lrg but different node, we have to merge.
+      MachMergeNode* merge;
+      if (def->is_MachMerge()) { // is it already a merge?
+        merge = def->as_MachMerge();
+      } else {
+        merge = new (C) MachMergeNode(def);
+
+        // Insert the merge node into the block before the first use.
+        uint use_index = block->find_node(reg2defuse.at(reg).first_use());
+        block->insert_node(merge, use_index++);
+
+        // Let the allocator know about the new node, use the same lrg
+        _lrg_map.extend(merge->_idx, lrg);
+        blk_adjust++;
+
+        // Fixup all the uses (there is at least one) that happened between the first
+        // use and before the current one.
+        for (; use_index < block->number_of_nodes(); use_index++) {
+          Node* use = block->get_node(use_index);
+          if (use == n) {
+            break;
+          }
+          use->replace_edge(def, merge);
+        }
+      }
+      if (merge->find_edge(n->in(k)) == -1) {
+        merge->add_req(n->in(k));
+      }
+      n->set_req(k, merge);
+    }
+
+    // update the uses
+    reg2defuse.at(reg).update(n->in(k), n);
+  }
+
+  return blk_adjust;
+}
+
 
 //------------------------------post_allocate_copy_removal---------------------
 // Post-Allocation peephole copy removal.  We do this in 1 pass over the
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/stringopts.cpp	Wed Jan 21 17:07:26 2015 +0000
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/stringopts.cpp	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -1507,10 +1507,12 @@
       }
       case StringConcat::StringMode: {
         const Type* type = kit.gvn().type(arg);
+        Node* count = NULL;
         if (type == TypePtr::NULL_PTR) {
           // replace the argument with the null checked version
           arg = null_string;
           sc->set_argument(argi, arg);
+          count = kit.load_String_length(kit.control(), arg);
         } else if (!type->higher_equal(TypeInstPtr::NOTNULL)) {
           // s = s != null ? s : "null";
           // length = length + (s.count - s.offset);
@@ -1533,10 +1535,13 @@
           // replace the argument with the null checked version
           arg = phi;
           sc->set_argument(argi, arg);
+          count = kit.load_String_length(kit.control(), arg);
+        } else {
+          // A corresponding nullcheck will be connected during IGVN MemNode::Ideal_common_DU_postCCP
+          // kit.control might be a different test, that can be hoisted above the actual nullcheck
+          // in case, that the control input is not null, Ideal_common_DU_postCCP will not look for a nullcheck.
+          count = kit.load_String_length(NULL, arg);
         }
-
-        Node* count = kit.load_String_length(kit.control(), arg);
-
         length = __ AddI(length, count);
         string_sizes->init_req(argi, NULL);
         break;
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/compiler/stringopts/TestOptimizeStringConcat.java	Fri Jan 23 14:52:26 2015 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 SAP AG.  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.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8068909
+ * @key regression
+ * @summary test that string optimizations produce code, that doesn't lead to a crash.
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:-BackgroundCompilation -XX:-UseOnStackReplacement TestOptimizeStringConcat
+ * @author axel.siebenborn@sap.com
+ */
+public class TestOptimizeStringConcat {
+
+    static boolean checkArgumentSyntax(String value, String allowedchars, String notallowedchars, String logmsg) {
+        String rc = null;
+
+        int maxchar = 99999;
+        int minchar = 1;
+        if ((allowedchars != null && notallowedchars != null) || minchar > maxchar) {
+            rc = "internal error";
+        } else {
+            if (value == null) {
+                rc = "the value null is not allowed, it is missing";
+            } else if (value != null && minchar > 0 && value.trim().equals("")) {
+                rc = "the value must not be empty";
+            } else if (value != null) {
+                if (value.length() < minchar || value.length() > maxchar) {
+                    if (rc == null) {
+                        rc = "the value length must be between +minchar+ and +maxchar";
+                    }
+                }
+                char[] _value = value.toCharArray();
+                boolean dotfound = false;
+                int i = 1;
+                if (_value[i] == '.' && !dotfound) {
+                    dotfound = true;
+                } else if (allowedchars != null && allowedchars.indexOf(_value[i]) == -1) {
+                    if (rc == null) {
+                        rc = "the value contains an illegal character: '" + _value[i] + "', only following characters are allowed: '+allowedchars+'";
+                    } else {
+                        rc += " / the value contains an illegal character: '" + _value[i] + "', only following characters are allowed: '+allowedchars+'";
+                    }
+                } else if (notallowedchars != null && notallowedchars.indexOf(_value[i]) != -1) {
+                    if (rc == null) {
+                        rc = "the value contains an illegal character: '" + _value[i] + "', following characters are not allowed '+notallowedchars+'";
+                    } else {
+                        rc += " / the value contains an illegal character: '" + _value[i] + "', following characters are not allowed '+notallowedchars+'";
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (rc != null) {
+            System.out.println(logmsg + " ==> " + rc);
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        boolean failed = false;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
+            failed |= !checkArgumentSyntax("theName", null, "\"<&", "Error consistencyCheck: name in component definition");
+            failed |= !checkArgumentSyntax(null, null, "\"<&", "Error consistencyCheck: name in component definition");
+            failed |= !checkArgumentSyntax("42", "0123456789.", null, "Error consistencyCheck: counter in component definition");
+        }
+        System.out.println(failed);
+    }
+}