--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/globals_extension.hpp	Wed Mar 12 00:00:05 2014 +0100
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/globals_extension.hpp	Tue Mar 11 18:45:59 2014 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2013, 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
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 // Construct enum of Flag_<cmdline-arg> constants.
 
-// Parens left off in the following for the enum decl below.
+// Parenthesis left off in the following for the enum decl below.
 #define FLAG_MEMBER(flag) Flag_##flag
 
 #define RUNTIME_PRODUCT_FLAG_MEMBER(type, name, value, doc)      FLAG_MEMBER(name),
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@
   static void uintxAtPut(CommandLineFlagWithType flag, uintx value, Flag::Flags origin);
   static void uint64_tAtPut(CommandLineFlagWithType flag, uint64_t value, Flag::Flags origin);
   static void doubleAtPut(CommandLineFlagWithType flag, double value, Flag::Flags origin);
+  // Contract:  Flag will make private copy of the incoming value
   static void ccstrAtPut(CommandLineFlagWithType flag, ccstr value, Flag::Flags origin);
 
   static bool is_default(CommandLineFlag flag);