G1OldCSetRegionThresholdPercent under ExperimentalFlag

Sundara Mohan M email.sundarms at gmail.com
Thu Jun 22 16:49:16 UTC 2017


Hi Thomas,
   Thanks for the explanation.


I was trying to debug why it is not including some old region even though
it had ~100ms (though Ergo logs say it has accommodated all regions to
cover given 500ms).

Adding some log snippets here and attaching entire logs in case if that
helps.

Running app with 31G

CommandLine flags: -XX:GCLogFileSize=20971520
-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:HeapDumpPath=out-of-memory-heap-dump
-XX:InitialHeapSize=33285996544 -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=500
-XX:MaxHeapSize=33285996544 -XX:MetaspaceSize=536870912
-XX:NumberOfGCLogFiles=20 -XX:+ParallelRefProcEnabled
-XX:+PrintAdaptiveSizePolicy -XX:+PrintGC
-XX:+PrintGCApplicationStoppedTime -XX:+PrintGCDateStamps
-XX:+PrintGCDetails -XX:+PrintGCTimeStamps -XX:+PrintTenuringDistribution
-XX:+UseCompressedClassPointers -XX:+UseCompressedOops -XX:+UseG1GC
-XX:+UseGCLogFileRotation -XX:+UseStringDeduplication

...
2017-06-19T22:54:05.488+0000: 9345.322: [GC pause (G1 Evacuation Pause)
(mixed)
Desired survivor size 104857600 bytes, new threshold 1 (max 15)
- age   1:  131296848 bytes,  131296848 total
- age   2:  237559952 bytes,  368856800 total
- age   3:  137259376 bytes,  506116176 total
 9345.322: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) start choosing CSet,
_pending_cards: 130042, predicted base time: 171.58 ms, remaining time:
328.42 ms, target pause time: 500.00 ms]
 9345.322: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) add young regions to CSet,
eden: 121 regions, survivors: 77 regions, predicted young region time:
249.33 ms]
* 9345.322: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) finish adding old regions to
CSet, reason: predicted time is too high, predicted time: 0.44 ms,
remaining time: 0.00 ms, old: 204 regions, min: 204 regions]*
 9345.322: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) added expensive regions to
CSet, reason: old CSet region num not reached min, old: 204 regions,
expensive: 11 regions, min: 204 regions, remaining time: 0.00 ms]
 9345.322: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) finish choosing CSet, eden:
121 regions, survivors: 77 regions, old: 204 regions, predicted pause time:
504.35 ms, target pause time: 500.00 ms]
 9345.691: [G1Ergonomics (Mixed GCs) continue mixed GCs, reason: candidate
old regions available, candidate old regions: 1425 regions, reclaimable:
11364516952 bytes (34.14 %), threshold: 5.00 %]
, 0.3691404 secs]
   [Parallel Time: 301.4 ms, GC Workers: 13]
      [GC Worker Start (ms): Min: 9345323.0, Avg: 9345323.3, Max:
9345323.6, Diff: 0.6]
      [Ext Root Scanning (ms): Min: 0.9, Avg: 1.2, Max: 1.6, Diff: 0.6,
Sum: 15.9]
      [Update RS (ms): Min: 62.1, Avg: 62.3, Max: 63.0, Diff: 0.9, Sum:
809.4]
         [Processed Buffers: Min: 35, Avg: 51.8, Max: 91, Diff: 56, Sum:
674]
      [Scan RS (ms): Min: 11.3, Avg: 12.1, Max: 14.8, Diff: 3.6, Sum: 157.5]
      [Code Root Scanning (ms): Min: 0.0, Avg: 0.0, Max: 0.0, Diff: 0.0,
Sum: 0.1]
      [Object Copy (ms): Min: 222.2, Avg: 224.8, Max: 225.3, Diff: 3.1,
Sum: 2922.8]
      [Termination (ms): Min: 0.0, Avg: 0.0, Max: 0.1, Diff: 0.1, Sum: 0.4]
         [Termination Attempts: Min: 1, Avg: 15.6, Max: 24, Diff: 23, Sum:
203]
      [GC Worker Other (ms): Min: 0.0, Avg: 0.1, Max: 0.2, Diff: 0.2, Sum:
1.1]
      [GC Worker Total (ms): Min: 300.3, Avg: 300.6, Max: 300.8, Diff: 0.5,
Sum: 3907.2]
      [GC Worker End (ms): Min: 9345623.8, Avg: 9345623.9, Max: 9345624.0,
Diff: 0.2]
   [Code Root Fixup: 0.1 ms]
   [Code Root Purge: 0.0 ms]
   [String Dedup Fixup: 43.9 ms, GC Workers: 13]
      [Queue Fixup (ms): Min: 0.4, Avg: 2.2, Max: 3.7, Diff: 3.3, Sum: 28.6]
      [Table Fixup (ms): Min: 39.8, Avg: 41.2, Max: 42.9, Diff: 3.2, Sum:
535.8]
   [Clear CT: 3.4 ms]
   [Other: 20.2 ms]
      [Choose CSet: 0.3 ms]
      [Ref Proc: 13.4 ms]
      [Ref Enq: 1.0 ms]
      [Redirty Cards: 2.0 ms]
      [Humongous Register: 0.2 ms]
      [Humongous Reclaim: 0.1 ms]
      [Free CSet: 2.1 ms]
   [Eden: 968.0M(968.0M)->0.0B(1472.0M) Survivors: 616.0M->112.0M Heap:
15.6G(31.0G)->13.1G(31.0G)]
* [Times: user=4.53 sys=0.00, real=0.36 secs]*
....
2017-06-19T22:54:47.655+0000: 9387.489: [GC pause (G1 Evacuation Pause)
(mixed)
Desired survivor size 104857600 bytes, new threshold 15 (max 15)
- age   1:   31749256 bytes,   31749256 total
 9387.489: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) start choosing CSet,
_pending_cards: 127449, predicted base time: 168.88 ms, remaining time:
331.12 ms, target pause time: 500.00 ms]
 9387.489: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) add young regions to CSet,
eden: 184 regions, survivors: 14 regions, predicted young region time:
62.79 ms]
* 9387.490: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) finish adding old regions to
CSet, reason: old CSet region num reached max, old: 397 regions, max: 397
regions]*
 9387.490: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) finish choosing CSet, eden:
184 regions, survivors: 14 regions, old: 397 regions, predicted pause time:
390.18 ms, target pause time: 500.00 ms]
* 9387.659: [G1Ergonomics (Mixed GCs) continue mixed GCs, reason: candidate
old regions available, candidate old regions: 1028 regions, reclaimable:
8047410104 bytes (24.18 %), threshold: 5.00 %]*
*, 0.1700662 secs]*
   [Parallel Time: 101.4 ms, GC Workers: 13]
      [GC Worker Start (ms): Min: 9387490.4, Avg: 9387490.8, Max:
9387491.1, Diff: 0.6]
      [Ext Root Scanning (ms): Min: 0.7, Avg: 1.1, Max: 1.6, Diff: 0.9,
Sum: 14.3]
      [Update RS (ms): Min: 27.0, Avg: 27.8, Max: 28.9, Diff: 1.8, Sum:
361.9]
         [Processed Buffers: Min: 34, Avg: 51.4, Max: 88, Diff: 54, Sum:
668]
      [Scan RS (ms): Min: 25.8, Avg: 27.1, Max: 27.4, Diff: 1.6, Sum: 352.2]
      [Code Root Scanning (ms): Min: 0.0, Avg: 0.1, Max: 0.2, Diff: 0.2,
Sum: 0.7]
      [Object Copy (ms): Min: 42.8, Avg: 43.8, Max: 44.5, Diff: 1.8, Sum:
569.9]
      [Termination (ms): Min: 0.0, Avg: 0.0, Max: 0.0, Diff: 0.0, Sum: 0.1]
         [Termination Attempts: Min: 1, Avg: 9.5, Max: 14, Diff: 13, Sum:
124]
      [GC Worker Other (ms): Min: 0.0, Avg: 0.2, Max: 0.4, Diff: 0.4, Sum:
2.3]
      [GC Worker Total (ms): Min: 99.7, Avg: 100.1, Max: 100.6, Diff: 0.9,
Sum: 1301.4]
      [GC Worker End (ms): Min: 9387590.7, Avg: 9387590.9, Max: 9387591.1,
Diff: 0.4]
   [Code Root Fixup: 0.3 ms]
   [Code Root Purge: 0.0 ms]
   [String Dedup Fixup: 43.5 ms, GC Workers: 13]
      [Queue Fixup (ms): Min: 0.0, Avg: 0.0, Max: 0.0, Diff: 0.0, Sum: 0.0]
      [Table Fixup (ms): Min: 43.0, Avg: 43.2, Max: 43.4, Diff: 0.3, Sum:
561.3]
   [Clear CT: 3.9 ms]
   [Other: 21.1 ms]
      [Choose CSet: 0.8 ms]
      [Ref Proc: 12.8 ms]
      [Ref Enq: 0.9 ms]
      [Redirty Cards: 0.9 ms]
      [Humongous Register: 0.2 ms]
      [Humongous Reclaim: 0.1 ms]
      [Free CSet: 4.2 ms]
   [Eden: 1472.0M(1472.0M)->0.0B(1424.0M) Survivors: 112.0M->160.0M Heap:
14.5G(31.0G)->10.1G(31.0G)]
* [Times: user=1.93 sys=0.00, real=0.17 secs]*
.....
2017-06-19T22:55:29.656+0000: 9429.490: [GC pause (G1 Evacuation Pause)
(mixed)
Desired survivor size 104857600 bytes, new threshold 15 (max 15)
- age   1:   44204040 bytes,   44204040 total
- age   2:   31422896 bytes,   75626936 total
 9429.490: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) start choosing CSet,
_pending_cards: 64391, predicted base time: 130.82 ms, remaining time:
369.18 ms, target pause time: 500.00 ms]
 9429.490: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) add young regions to CSet,
eden: 178 regions, survivors: 20 regions, predicted young region time:
69.26 ms]
* 9429.491: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) finish adding old regions to
CSet, reason: predicted time is too high, predicted time: 2.12 ms,
remaining time: 0.00 ms, old: 204 regions, min: 204 regions]*
 9429.491: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) added expensive regions to
CSet, reason: old CSet region num not reached min, old: 204 regions,
expensive: 72 regions, min: 204 regions, remaining time: 0.00 ms]
 9429.491: [G1Ergonomics (CSet Construction) finish choosing CSet, eden:
178 regions, survivors: 20 regions, old: 204 regions, predicted pause time:
684.25 ms, target pause time: 500.00 ms]
 9429.663: [G1Ergonomics (Mixed GCs) continue mixed GCs, reason: candidate
old regions available, candidate old regions: 824 regions, reclaimable:
6351099672 bytes (19.08 %), threshold: 5.00 %]
, 0.1729571 secs]
   [Parallel Time: 102.6 ms, GC Workers: 13]
      [GC Worker Start (ms): Min: 9429491.3, Avg: 9429491.6, Max:
9429491.9, Diff: 0.6]
      [Ext Root Scanning (ms): Min: 0.9, Avg: 1.3, Max: 1.8, Diff: 0.9,
Sum: 16.9]
      [Update RS (ms): Min: 18.7, Avg: 19.1, Max: 20.9, Diff: 2.2, Sum:
248.9]
         [Processed Buffers: Min: 18, Avg: 32.6, Max: 58, Diff: 40, Sum:
424]
      [Scan RS (ms): Min: 15.5, Avg: 17.1, Max: 18.5, Diff: 2.9, Sum: 222.8]
      [Code Root Scanning (ms): Min: 0.0, Avg: 0.0, Max: 0.1, Diff: 0.1,
Sum: 0.5]
      [Object Copy (ms): Min: 62.3, Avg: 63.9, Max: 64.4, Diff: 2.2, Sum:
831.3]
      [Termination (ms): Min: 0.0, Avg: 0.0, Max: 0.0, Diff: 0.0, Sum: 0.1]
         [Termination Attempts: Min: 1, Avg: 2.6, Max: 5, Diff: 4, Sum: 34]
      [GC Worker Other (ms): Min: 0.0, Avg: 0.2, Max: 0.4, Diff: 0.4, Sum:
2.2]
      [GC Worker Total (ms): Min: 101.4, Avg: 101.7, Max: 102.1, Diff: 0.7,
Sum: 1322.7]
      [GC Worker End (ms): Min: 9429593.3, Avg: 9429593.4, Max: 9429593.6,
Diff: 0.4]
   [Code Root Fixup: 0.2 ms]
   [Code Root Purge: 0.0 ms]
   [String Dedup Fixup: 45.4 ms, GC Workers: 13]
      [Queue Fixup (ms): Min: 0.0, Avg: 0.1, Max: 0.5, Diff: 0.5, Sum: 1.5]
      [Table Fixup (ms): Min: 43.9, Avg: 44.1, Max: 44.2, Diff: 0.4, Sum:
573.4]
   [Clear CT: 4.3 ms]
   [Other: 20.5 ms]
      [Choose CSet: 0.5 ms]
      [Ref Proc: 14.3 ms]
      [Ref Enq: 1.2 ms]
      [Redirty Cards: 0.7 ms]
      [Humongous Register: 0.2 ms]
      [Humongous Reclaim: 0.1 ms]
      [Free CSet: 2.4 ms]
   [Eden: 1424.0M(1424.0M)->0.0B(1392.0M) Survivors: 160.0M->192.0M Heap:
11.5G(31.0G)->8796.0M(31.0G)]
* [Times: user=1.95 sys=0.00, real=0.17 secs]*


On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 3:18 AM, Thomas Schatzl <thomas.schatzl at oracle.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Tue, 2017-06-20 at 23:45 -0700, Sundara Mohan M wrote:
> > Hi,
> >   Can someone shed more light on why G1OldCSetRegionThresholdPercent
> > flag is under experimental (Need to add  -
> > XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions to modify it.)
>
>   in my view -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions mostly serves mostly as a
> "I really want to do that and I know what I am doing" confirmation from
> the user that he is aware that using this (in this case) option to
> influence the set of regions taken in during mixed gc you might get
> surprising behavior.
>
> Also, I think there has been no official documentation for it - also
> because it should be very rarely needed.
> In particular, I am curious about the case when it would be useful to
> change it. Could you give some log files showing that there is an issue
> with the upper bound for the number of old gen regions to take during
> GC? (i.e. the amount of old gen regions taken is too small and there is
> ample pause time left and it matters to clean up more regions in a
> single mixed gc?)
>
> Sometimes there are problems with the lower bound that is controlled by
> the -XX:G1MixedGCCountTarget (product level) option.
>
> Hth,
>   Thomas
>
>
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