Java® Performance Companion

Appendix: Additional HotSpot VM Command-Line Options of Interest

This appendix contains a listing of Java HotSpot VM (HotSpot VM) command-line options that may be of interest for the use or tuning of G1 GC. It also contains some command-line options that were not included or documented in the Java™ Performance appendix “HotSpot VM Command Line Options of Interest.”

For each VM command-line option listed, there is a description of what the command-line options does, and also when it is appropriate to consider using it. The general recommendation for using HotSpot VM command-line options is to first have a justification for using the command-line option. You should resist the temptation to use a command-line option simply because it may have been ...