Merge 6006:6095 from bleeding_edge to experimental/gc branch.

include/v8.h

Index: include/v8.h
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--- include/v8.h	(revision 6095)
+++ include/v8.h	(working copy)
@@ -992,18 +992,23 @@
    * the contents of the string and the NULL terminator into the
    * buffer.
    *
+   * WriteUtf8 will not write partial UTF-8 sequences, preferring to stop
+   * before the end of the buffer.
+   *
    * Copies up to length characters into the output buffer.
    * Only null-terminates if there is enough space in the buffer.
    *
    * \param buffer The buffer into which the string will be copied.
    * \param start The starting position within the string at which
    * copying begins.
-   * \param length The number of bytes to copy from the string.
+   * \param length The number of characters to copy from the string.  For
+   *    WriteUtf8 the number of bytes in the buffer.
    * \param nchars_ref The number of characters written, can be NULL.
    * \param hints Various hints that might affect performance of this or
    *    subsequent operations.
-   * \return The number of bytes copied to the buffer
-   * excluding the NULL terminator.
+   * \return The number of characters copied to the buffer excluding the null
+   *    terminator.  For WriteUtf8: The number of bytes copied to the buffer
+   *    including the null terminator.
    */
   enum WriteHints {
     NO_HINTS = 0,
@@ -1350,6 +1355,21 @@
   V8EXPORT double NumberValue() const;
 
   static inline Date* Cast(v8::Value* obj);
+
+  /**
+   * Notification that the embedder has changed the time zone,
+   * daylight savings time, or other date / time configuration
+   * parameters.  V8 keeps a cache of various values used for
+   * date / time computation.  This notification will reset
+   * those cached values for the current context so that date /
+   * time configuration changes would be reflected in the Date
+   * object.
+   *
+   * This API should not be called more than needed as it will
+   * negatively impact the performance of date operations.
+   */
+  V8EXPORT static void DateTimeConfigurationChangeNotification();
+
  private:
   V8EXPORT static void CheckCast(v8::Value* obj);
 };