RFR: JDK-8327769: jcmd GC.heap_dump without options should write to location given by -XX:HeapDumpPath, if set [v8]

[Chris Plummer]

On Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:32:09 GMT, Matthias Baesken <mbaesken at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Hi Andreas , thanks for the details .
> Chris, is this understable for you? We indeed had quite a few user complains by cloud env users, that the HeapDumpPath is currently not evaluated in the jcmd case/scenario .

I'm still somewhat skeptical about this change and its value. The impact on help/docs and using -XX options in this manner don't sit well with me. I'd like to consult with a couple of people at Oracle who unfortunately are out of town until Monday. Can this PR wait until next week?

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18190#issuecomment-2012958596