8279195: Document the -XX:+NeverActAsServerClassMachine flag

[vnkozlov]

This product flag provides a way to emulate the old "Client VM" but has never been documented in the java command reference (aka manpage). It should be documented.

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• JDK-8279195: Document the -XX:+NeverActAsServerClassMachine flag

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• David Holmes (@dholmes-ora - Reviewer)

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Looks good!

Thanks,
David

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Going to push as commit 2945b78.
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• 6588bed: 8278889: AArch64: [vectorapi] VectorMaskLoadStoreTest.testMaskCast() test fail

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