RFR 8220238 : Enhancing j.l.Runtime/System::gc specification with an explicit 'no guarantee' statement

Roger Riggs Roger.Riggs at oracle.com
Tue May 28 17:58:53 UTC 2019


Please review a change to the javadoc of Runtime.gc() and System.gc() to 
clarify
that invoking these methods does not guarantee any specific result or 
timeliness
of completion.

The revised text is:

       * Runs the garbage collector in the Java Virtual Machine.
       *
       * Calling this method suggests that the Java Virtual Machine
       * expend effort toward recycling unused objects in order to
       * make the memory they currently occupy available for reuse
       * by the Java Virtual Machine.
       * There is no guarantee that this effort will recycle any particular
       * number of unused objects, reclaim any particular amount of space,
       * or complete at any particular time, if at all.

Issue:
   https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8220238

CSR:
   https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8224760

Webrev:
   http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rriggs/webrev-gc-8220238/index.html

Please review and comment, Roger



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