Parallelize marking phase of mark-sweep/compact collection cycle.

src/flag-definitions.h

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             "Use idle notification to reduce memory footprint.")
 // ic.cc
 DEFINE_bool(use_ic, true, "use inline caching")
 
 // macro-assembler-ia32.cc
 DEFINE_bool(native_code_counters, false,
             "generate extra code for manipulating stats counters")
 
 // mark-compact.cc
 DEFINE_bool(always_compact, false, "Perform compaction on every full GC")
+DEFINE_bool(parallel_marking, false,
+            "Use helper threads during marking phase of mark-sweep/compact.")
+DEFINE_int(number_of_markers, 1,
+           "Number of helper threads tp use during marking phase of "
+           " mark-sweep/compact.")
 DEFINE_bool(never_compact, false,
             "Never perform compaction on full GC - testing only")
 DEFINE_bool(cleanup_ics_at_gc, true,
             "Flush inline caches prior to mark compact collection.")
 DEFINE_bool(cleanup_caches_in_maps_at_gc, true,
             "Flush code caches in maps during mark compact cycle.")
 DEFINE_int(random_seed, 0,
            "Default seed for initializing random generator "
            "(0, the default, means to use system random).")
 
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 #undef FLAG
 
 #undef DEFINE_bool
 #undef DEFINE_int
 #undef DEFINE_string
 
 #undef FLAG_MODE_DECLARE
 #undef FLAG_MODE_DEFINE
 #undef FLAG_MODE_DEFINE_DEFAULTS
 #undef FLAG_MODE_META