Fwd: G1 now the default in JDK 9

[dalibor topic]

On 02.07.2015 15:09, Ben Evans wrote:
> Hi Dalibor,
>
> I completely agree. However, as I said when this was first proposed, the
> community only has a certain amount of bandwidth with which to conduct
> forward testing. I'm concerned that we're asking for a lot between now &
> next September.

Fwiw, we'll also reach out the projects participating in the quality 
outreach efforts once a JDK 9 build with the change is available.

> Not saying we shouldn't do it - just urging people not to expect too
> much from HackDay sessions.

Yeah, I agree - I would just assume that learning how to observe aspects 
of the impact of a garbage collector switch can be a fun thing to do at 
a HackDay, and lead to more informed feedback.

> I'm thinking of a couple of ways to tackle this, but need some more time
> to bake them - will contact you offlist after those discussions.

Sounds great - thanks!

cheers,
dalibor topic

> Thanks,
>
> Ben
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 12:33 PM, dalibor topic <dalibor.topic at oracle.com
> <mailto:dalibor.topic at oracle.com>> wrote:
>  > It might be nice if 'test your app with G1 and provide feedback' could
>  > become a typical hackday activity, I think, as the GC team is asking for
>  > feedback:
>  > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-dev/2015-June/019221.html
>  >
>  > cheers,
>  > dalibor topic
>  >
>  > On 02.07.2015 04:45, Mani Sarkar wrote:
>  >>
>  >> FYI - to all those who case about G1GC.
>  >>
>  >> Cheers,
>  >> Mani
>  >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>  >> From: Stefan Johansson <stefan.johansson at oracle.com
> <mailto:stefan.johansson at oracle.com>>
>  >> Date: Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 9:14 AM
>  >> Subject: G1 now the default in JDK 9
>  >> To: "jdk9-dev at openjdk.java.net <mailto:jdk9-dev at openjdk.java.net>"
> <jdk9-dev at openjdk.java.net <mailto:jdk9-dev at openjdk.java.net>>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> Hi all,
>  >>
>  >> A short heads up. The change to make G1 the default garbage
> collector has
>  >> now made its way to jdk9/dev [1] and should soon be part of a JDK 9
> early
>  >> access build.
>  >>
>  >> Thanks,
>  >> Stefan
>  >>
>  >> [1] http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/hotspot/rev/d472d1331479
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >
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