diff -r 1c72304f1885 -r 5f1f51edaff6 src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp	Tue Feb 23 23:14:34 2010 -0500
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp	Wed Feb 24 07:00:33 2010 -0800
@@ -343,6 +343,12 @@
   static ArgsRange check_memory_size(julong size, julong min_size);
   static ArgsRange parse_memory_size(const char* s, julong* long_arg,
                                      julong min_size);
+  // Parse a string for a unsigned integer.  Returns true if value
+  // is an unsigned integer greater than or equal to the minimum
+  // parameter passed and returns the value in uintx_arg.  Returns
+  // false otherwise, with uintx_arg undefined.
+  static bool parse_uintx(const char* value, uintx* uintx_arg,
+                          uintx min_size);
 
   // methods to build strings from individual args
   static void build_jvm_args(const char* arg);