The Holy Grail: a GC that doesn't need Xmx

[Aleksey Shipilev]

On 9/1/21 11:01 AM, Andrew Haley wrote:
> On 9/1/21 7:13 AM, Erik Osterlund wrote:
>> I have the same dream, and we can get there with ZGC as we make no algorithmic assumptions about the max size of the heap. I have thought about it and have a few ideas how to get there. Currently, adding a young generation is higher up on the priority list though. But this will likely be revisited. Thanks for letting us know that there is demand for such a feature.
> 
> A little while ago I was talking to John Rose about GC ergonomics.
> I wanted a "compress max" option that conflated the long list of
> settings we advise our customers to use for small memory.
> 
> We came up with a pretty sweet idea, based on Unix compress. Have
> a "-z" setting that specifies the amount of work you're prepared to
> do. So "-z9" means do whatever it takes, no matter how long it takes,
> to minimize memory, and "-z0" means use as much memory as you want.
> I mentioned this to a few people, but never managed to get enough
> enthusiasm. So I'm trying again, because I still think it's a neat
> idea.  ��

I think the closest we get at this point is -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=compact :)

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Thanks,
-Aleksey