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Type:
Sub-task
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Resolution: Delivered
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Priority:
P4
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Affects Version/s: 24
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Component/s: hotspot
This release adds experimental support for compact object headers. In current 64-bit implementations, Java objects have a 12-byte header. Compact object headers reduce header sizes to 8 bytes, improving the Java heap footprint. This experimental feature can be enabled with `-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseCompactObjectHeaders`. Find more details in JEP 450.