-Xminf / -Xmaxf

Specifies the minimum and maximum proportion of the heap that must remain free after a global garbage collection (GC) cycle.

If the free space is above or below these limits, the OpenJ9 VM attempts to adjust the heap size so that: -Xminf ≤ free space ≤ -Xmaxf.

Syntax

Setting	Effect	Default
-Xminf<value>	Set minimum free space	0.3
-Xmaxf<value>	Set maximum free space	0.6

The value range is 0.0 - 1.0.

• For the gencon GC policy, the values apply only to the Tenure part of the heap and only at global GC points.
• For the optthruput and optavgpause GC policies, these values apply to the whole heap at every GC point.

See also

• Heap shrinkage
• Heap expansion