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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-8050209

confusing VM flag -XX:PretenureSizeThreshold

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • P4
    • Resolution: Not an Issue
    • 8u5
    • None
    • hotspot
    • gc
    • x86
    • linux_redhat_6.0

    Description

      A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
      $ cat /etc/redhat-release
      CentOS release 6.5 (Final)


      $ ./java -XX:+PrintVMOptions -XX:+AggressiveOpts -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+PrintFlagsFinal -version | grep 'PretenureSizeThreshold'
          uintx PretenureSizeThreshold = 0 {product}
      java version "1.8.0_05"
      Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_05-b13)
      Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.5-b02, mixed mode)

      {code}
      import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
      import java.lang.management.MemoryPoolMXBean;

      /**
       * Created by jigar.joshi on 7/7/14.
       */
      public class JVMMemoryInspection {
          public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{
              byte[] array = new byte[300*1024*1024];
              for(MemoryPoolMXBean memoryPoolMXBean: ManagementFactory.getMemoryPoolMXBeans()){
                  System.out.println(memoryPoolMXBean.getName());
                  System.out.println(memoryPoolMXBean.getUsage().getUsed());
              }
          }
      }
      {code}


      Output:
      {code}
      $ ./java -Xmx1500m -Xms1500m -Xmn500m -XX:PretenureSizeThreshold=100000000 -XX:+PrintGCDetails JVMMemoryInspection
      Code Cache
      1101568
      Metaspace
      2536904
      Compressed Class Space
      276720
      PS Eden Space
      338165984
      PS Survivor Space
      0
      PS Old Gen
      0
      {code}


      EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
      EXPECTED -
      Since the threshold is set, expected result was allocation in old generation
      ACTUAL -
      byte[] is allocated in young generation

      URL OF FAULTY DOCUMENTATION :
      http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/systems/index-156457.html

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