On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:43:09 GMT, Matthias Baesken <mbaes...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Currently jcmd command GC.heap_dump only works with an additionally provided 
>> file name.
>> Syntax : GC.heap_dump [options] <filename>
>> 
>> In case the JVM has the XX - flag HeapDumpPath set, we should support an 
>> additional mode where the <filename> is optional.
>> In case the filename is NOT set, we take the HeapDumpPath (file or 
>> directory);
>> 
>> new syntax :
>> GC.heap_dump [options] <filename> .. has precedence over second option
>> GC.heap_dump [options] …in case -XX: HeapDumpPath=p is set
>> 
>> This would be a simplification e.g. for support cases where a filename or 
>> directory is set at JVM startup with -XX: HeapDumpPath=p and writing to the 
>> path is intended/recommended for usage also in the jcmd case.
>
> Matthias Baesken has updated the pull request incrementally with one 
> additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   add test HeapDumpJcmdPresetPathTest

This is really helpful from a support point of view.

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Marked as reviewed by asteiner (Author).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18190#pullrequestreview-1936916215

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