Add option to toggle Extended HCR capability

#1352

New option -XX:[+|-]EnableExtendedHCR added.

Closes #1352
Signed-off-by: Sreekala Gopakumar <[email protected]>

docs/version0.46.md

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ The following new features and notable changes since version 0.45.0 are included
 - [MD5 message digest algorithm support for OpenSSL](#md5-message-digest-algorithm-support-for-openssl)
 - [Support added for the `com.sun.management.ThreadMXBean.getTotalThreadAllocatedBytes()` API](#support-added-for-the-comsunmanagementthreadmxbeangettotalthreadallocatedbytes-api)
 - [The JITServer AOT caching feature enabled by default at the JITServer server](#the-jitserver-aot-caching-feature-enabled-by-default-at-the-jitserver-server)
+- [New `-XX:[+|-]EnableExtendedHCR` option added](#new-xx-enableextendedhcr-option-added)
 
 ## Features and changes
 
@@ -56,6 +57,12 @@ Although this option is by default enabled at the server, it is still disabled f
 
 For more information, see [ `-XX:[+|-]JITServerUseAOTCache`](xxjitserveruseaotcache.md).
 
+### New `-XX:[+|-]EnableExtendedHCR` option added
+
+By default, the extended Hot Code Replace (HCR) capability in the VM is disabled for all OpenJDK versions. You can enable or disable the HCR capability by using the [`-XX:[+|-]EnableExtendedHCR`](xxenableextendedhcr.md) option.
+
+The extended HCR feature is deprecated in this release and will be removed in a future release. From OpenJDK 25 onwards, extended HCR will not be supported. Following that, the extended HCR support will be removed from other earlier OpenJDK versions also.
+
 ## Known problems and full release information
 
 To see known problems and a complete list of changes between Eclipse OpenJ9 v0.45.0 and v0.46.0 releases, see the [Release notes](https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/blob/master/doc/release-notes/0.46/0.46.md).

docs/xxenableextendedhcr.md

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+
+# -XX:[+|-]EnableExtendedHCR
+
+This option enables or disables the extended Hot Code Replace (HCR) capability in the VM.
+
+## Syntax
+
+        -XX:[+|-]EnableExtendedHCR
+
+| Setting               | Effect  | Default                                                                            |
+|-----------------------|---------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
+| `-XX:+EnableExtendedHCR` |  Enable   |                                               |
+| `-XX:-EnableExtendedHCR` |  Disable  |    :fontawesome-solid-check:{: .yes aria-hidden="true"}<span class="sr-only">yes</span>                          |
+
+## Explanation
+
+Supporting extended HCR has a maintenance cost and because only few users use this capability, the extended HCR feature is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. From OpenJDK 25 onwards, extended HCR will not be supported. Following that, the extended HCR support will be removed from other earlier OpenJDK versions also.
+
+If the extended HCR support is disabled (`-XX:-EnableExtendedHCR`), it might result in a JVMTI failure. In case of such a failure, the following warning message is displayed:
+
+```
+Warning: Extended HCR is disabled, enable with -XX:+EnableExtendedHCR. This feature is deprecated. In the future, the extended HCR capability, and the option to enable it, will be completely removed from all versions.
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [What's new in version 0.46.0](version0.46.md#new-xx-enableextendedhcr-option-added)
+
+
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