A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :

JVM
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* Release memory pages back to OS by default when free memory crosses a threshold.


JUSTIFICATION :
This is one of many RFEs produced from a community discussion at
http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=143. Further
justification could typically be found at the given link.

Given liberal memory limitations, it should be reasonable to have the JVM release memory back to the OS.

I understand that there are settings to already do this but that it does not always occur dependant on the type of GC. These settings should be explicitly stated.