[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-7432) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Brandon Williams updated CASSANDRA-7432: Attachment: (was: 7432.txt) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60 Key: CASSANDRA-7432 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432 Project: Cassandra Issue Type: Improvement Components: Packaging Reporter: graham sanderson Assignee: Brandon Williams Fix For: 1.2.19 The new flags in question are as follows: {code} -XX:+CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled -XX:+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways {code} Given we already have {code} JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseParNewGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseTLAB if [ $JVM_ARCH = 64-Bit ] ; then JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseCondCardMark fi {code} The assumption would be that people are at least running on large number CPU cores/threads I would therefore recommend defaulting these flags if available - the only two possible downsides for {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}: 1) There is a new very short (probably un-contended) lock in the slow (non TLAB) eden allocation path with {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}. I haven't detected this timing wise - this is the slow path after all 2) If you are running with {{-XX:-UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection}} (not the default) *and* you call {{System.gc()}} then {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}} will expose you to a possible seg fault: (see [http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021809]) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.2#6252)
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-7432) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Brandon Williams updated CASSANDRA-7432: Attachment: 7432.txt Update patch to check for 1.7 and 1.8 and patch = 60, or just 1.8. Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60 Key: CASSANDRA-7432 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432 Project: Cassandra Issue Type: Improvement Components: Packaging Reporter: graham sanderson Assignee: Brandon Williams Fix For: 1.2.19 Attachments: 7432.txt The new flags in question are as follows: {code} -XX:+CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled -XX:+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways {code} Given we already have {code} JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseParNewGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseTLAB if [ $JVM_ARCH = 64-Bit ] ; then JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseCondCardMark fi {code} The assumption would be that people are at least running on large number CPU cores/threads I would therefore recommend defaulting these flags if available - the only two possible downsides for {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}: 1) There is a new very short (probably un-contended) lock in the slow (non TLAB) eden allocation path with {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}. I haven't detected this timing wise - this is the slow path after all 2) If you are running with {{-XX:-UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection}} (not the default) *and* you call {{System.gc()}} then {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}} will expose you to a possible seg fault: (see [http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021809]) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.2#6252)
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-7432) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Brandon Williams updated CASSANDRA-7432: Attachment: (was: 7432.txt) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60 Key: CASSANDRA-7432 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432 Project: Cassandra Issue Type: Improvement Components: Packaging Reporter: graham sanderson Assignee: Brandon Williams Fix For: 1.2.19 The new flags in question are as follows: {code} -XX:+CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled -XX:+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways {code} Given we already have {code} JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseParNewGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseTLAB if [ $JVM_ARCH = 64-Bit ] ; then JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseCondCardMark fi {code} The assumption would be that people are at least running on large number CPU cores/threads I would therefore recommend defaulting these flags if available - the only two possible downsides for {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}: 1) There is a new very short (probably un-contended) lock in the slow (non TLAB) eden allocation path with {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}. I haven't detected this timing wise - this is the slow path after all 2) If you are running with {{-XX:-UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection}} (not the default) *and* you call {{System.gc()}} then {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}} will expose you to a possible seg fault: (see [http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021809]) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.2#6252)
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-7432) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Brandon Williams updated CASSANDRA-7432: Attachment: 7432.txt Patch to instead compare against 1.8.0 which works on both java7 and java8. Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60 Key: CASSANDRA-7432 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432 Project: Cassandra Issue Type: Improvement Components: Packaging Reporter: graham sanderson Assignee: Brandon Williams Fix For: 1.2.19 Attachments: 7432.txt The new flags in question are as follows: {code} -XX:+CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled -XX:+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways {code} Given we already have {code} JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseParNewGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseTLAB if [ $JVM_ARCH = 64-Bit ] ; then JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseCondCardMark fi {code} The assumption would be that people are at least running on large number CPU cores/threads I would therefore recommend defaulting these flags if available - the only two possible downsides for {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}: 1) There is a new very short (probably un-contended) lock in the slow (non TLAB) eden allocation path with {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}. I haven't detected this timing wise - this is the slow path after all 2) If you are running with {{-XX:-UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection}} (not the default) *and* you call {{System.gc()}} then {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}} will expose you to a possible seg fault: (see [http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021809]) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.2#6252)
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-7432) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Brandon Williams updated CASSANDRA-7432: Attachment: 7432-v2.txt Updated patch works correctly on java 8 by inverting the check to be less than 1.8. (we're guaranteed at least 1.7 by previous checks) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60 Key: CASSANDRA-7432 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432 Project: Cassandra Issue Type: Improvement Components: Packaging Reporter: graham sanderson Assignee: Brandon Williams Fix For: 1.2.19 Attachments: 7432-v2.txt, 7432.txt The new flags in question are as follows: {code} -XX:+CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled -XX:+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways {code} Given we already have {code} JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseParNewGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseTLAB if [ $JVM_ARCH = 64-Bit ] ; then JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseCondCardMark fi {code} The assumption would be that people are at least running on large number CPU cores/threads I would therefore recommend defaulting these flags if available - the only two possible downsides for {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}: 1) There is a new very short (probably un-contended) lock in the slow (non TLAB) eden allocation path with {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}. I haven't detected this timing wise - this is the slow path after all 2) If you are running with {{-XX:-UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection}} (not the default) *and* you call {{System.gc()}} then {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}} will expose you to a possible seg fault: (see [http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021809]) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.2#6252)
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-7432) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Brandon Williams updated CASSANDRA-7432: Attachment: (was: 7432-v2.txt) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60 Key: CASSANDRA-7432 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432 Project: Cassandra Issue Type: Improvement Components: Packaging Reporter: graham sanderson Assignee: Brandon Williams Fix For: 1.2.19 Attachments: 7432.txt The new flags in question are as follows: {code} -XX:+CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled -XX:+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways {code} Given we already have {code} JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseParNewGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseTLAB if [ $JVM_ARCH = 64-Bit ] ; then JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseCondCardMark fi {code} The assumption would be that people are at least running on large number CPU cores/threads I would therefore recommend defaulting these flags if available - the only two possible downsides for {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}: 1) There is a new very short (probably un-contended) lock in the slow (non TLAB) eden allocation path with {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}. I haven't detected this timing wise - this is the slow path after all 2) If you are running with {{-XX:-UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection}} (not the default) *and* you call {{System.gc()}} then {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}} will expose you to a possible seg fault: (see [http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021809]) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.2#6252)
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-7432) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Brandon Williams updated CASSANDRA-7432: Attachment: 7432.txt Patch to enable these. [~enigmacurry] want to give them a whirl? Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60 Key: CASSANDRA-7432 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432 Project: Cassandra Issue Type: Improvement Components: Packaging Reporter: graham sanderson Assignee: Brandon Williams Fix For: 1.2.19 Attachments: 7432.txt The new flags in question are as follows: {code} -XX:+CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled -XX:+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways {code} Given we already have {code} JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseParNewGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseTLAB if [ $JVM_ARCH = 64-Bit ] ; then JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseCondCardMark fi {code} The assumption would be that people are at least running on large number CPU cores/threads I would therefore recommend defaulting these flags if available - the only two possible downsides for {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}: 1) There is a new very short (probably un-contended) lock in the slow (non TLAB) eden allocation path with {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}. I haven't detected this timing wise - this is the slow path after all 2) If you are running with {{-XX:-UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection}} (not the default) *and* you call {{System.gc()}} then {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}} will expose you to a possible seg fault: (see [http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021809]) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.2#6252)
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-7432) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Brandon Williams updated CASSANDRA-7432: Attachment: 7432.txt Updated patch uses -ge on the patch version, since we can actually use numerical comparison there. Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60 Key: CASSANDRA-7432 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432 Project: Cassandra Issue Type: Improvement Components: Packaging Reporter: graham sanderson Assignee: Brandon Williams Fix For: 1.2.19 Attachments: 7432.txt The new flags in question are as follows: {code} -XX:+CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled -XX:+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways {code} Given we already have {code} JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseParNewGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseTLAB if [ $JVM_ARCH = 64-Bit ] ; then JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseCondCardMark fi {code} The assumption would be that people are at least running on large number CPU cores/threads I would therefore recommend defaulting these flags if available - the only two possible downsides for {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}: 1) There is a new very short (probably un-contended) lock in the slow (non TLAB) eden allocation path with {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}. I haven't detected this timing wise - this is the slow path after all 2) If you are running with {{-XX:-UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection}} (not the default) *and* you call {{System.gc()}} then {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}} will expose you to a possible seg fault: (see [http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021809]) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.2#6252)
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-7432) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Brandon Williams updated CASSANDRA-7432: Attachment: (was: 7432.txt) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60 Key: CASSANDRA-7432 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432 Project: Cassandra Issue Type: Improvement Components: Packaging Reporter: graham sanderson Assignee: Brandon Williams Fix For: 1.2.19 Attachments: 7432.txt The new flags in question are as follows: {code} -XX:+CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled -XX:+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways {code} Given we already have {code} JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseParNewGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseTLAB if [ $JVM_ARCH = 64-Bit ] ; then JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseCondCardMark fi {code} The assumption would be that people are at least running on large number CPU cores/threads I would therefore recommend defaulting these flags if available - the only two possible downsides for {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}: 1) There is a new very short (probably un-contended) lock in the slow (non TLAB) eden allocation path with {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}. I haven't detected this timing wise - this is the slow path after all 2) If you are running with {{-XX:-UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection}} (not the default) *and* you call {{System.gc()}} then {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}} will expose you to a possible seg fault: (see [http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021809]) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.2#6252)
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-7432) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] graham sanderson updated CASSANDRA-7432: Description: The new flags in question are as follows: {code} -XX:+CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled -XX:+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways {code} Given we already have {code} JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseParNewGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseTLAB if [ $JVM_ARCH = 64-Bit ] ; then JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseCondCardMark fi {code} The assumption would be that people are at least running on large number CPU cores/threads I would therefore recommend defaulting these flags if available - the only two possible downsides for {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}: 1) There is a new very short (probably un-contended) lock in the slow (non TLAB) eden allocation path with {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}. I haven't detected this timing wise - this is the slow path after all 2) If you are running with {{-XX:-UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection}} (not the default) *and* you call {{System.gc()}} then {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}} will expose you to a possible seg fault: (see [http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021809]) was: The new flags in question are as follows: {code} -XX:+CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled -XX:+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways {code} Given we already have {code} JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseParNewGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseTLAB if [ $JVM_ARCH = 64-Bit ] ; then JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseCondCardMark fi {code} The assumption would be that people are at least running on large number CPU cores/threads I would therefore recommend defaulting these flags if available - the only two possible downsides for {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}: 1) There is a new very short (probably un-contended) lock in the slow (non TLAB) eden allocation path with {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}. I haven't detected this timing wise - this is the slow path after all 2) If you are running with {{-XX:-UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection}} (not the default) *and* you call {{System.gc()}} then {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}} will expose you to a possible seg fault [http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021809] Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60 Key: CASSANDRA-7432 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432 Project: Cassandra Issue Type: Improvement Components: Packaging Reporter: graham sanderson The new flags in question are as follows: {code} -XX:+CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled -XX:+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways {code} Given we already have {code} JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseParNewGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseTLAB if [ $JVM_ARCH = 64-Bit ] ; then JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseCondCardMark fi {code} The assumption would be that people are at least running on large number CPU cores/threads I would therefore recommend defaulting these flags if available - the only two possible downsides for {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}: 1) There is a new very short (probably un-contended) lock in the slow (non TLAB) eden allocation path with {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}. I haven't detected this timing wise - this is the slow path after all 2) If you are running with {{-XX:-UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection}} (not the default) *and* you call {{System.gc()}} then {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}} will expose you to a possible seg fault: (see [http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021809]) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.2#6252)
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-7432) Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Jonathan Ellis updated CASSANDRA-7432: -- Fix Version/s: 2.0.9 Assignee: Brandon Williams Add new CMS GC flags to cassandra_env.sh for JVM later than 1.7.0_60 Key: CASSANDRA-7432 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7432 Project: Cassandra Issue Type: Improvement Components: Packaging Reporter: graham sanderson Assignee: Brandon Williams Fix For: 2.0.9 The new flags in question are as follows: {code} -XX:+CMSParallelInitialMarkEnabled -XX:+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways {code} Given we already have {code} JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseParNewGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+CMSParallelRemarkEnabled JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseTLAB if [ $JVM_ARCH = 64-Bit ] ; then JVM_OPTS=$JVM_OPTS -XX:+UseCondCardMark fi {code} The assumption would be that people are at least running on large number CPU cores/threads I would therefore recommend defaulting these flags if available - the only two possible downsides for {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}: 1) There is a new very short (probably un-contended) lock in the slow (non TLAB) eden allocation path with {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}}. I haven't detected this timing wise - this is the slow path after all 2) If you are running with {{-XX:-UseCMSCompactAtFullCollection}} (not the default) *and* you call {{System.gc()}} then {{+CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways}} will expose you to a possible seg fault: (see [http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8021809]) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.2#6252)