Correctly count full GC operations for framework collectors. Add ForceFullGCJVMTIEpilogues as a future work around if needed.
Reviewed-by: jcoomes, alanb, ysr
Use zero based compressed oops if java heap is below 32gb and unscaled compressed oops if java heap is below 4gb.
Reviewed-by: never, twisti, jcoomes, coleenp
Call newly created CollectedHeap::dump_{pre,post}_full_gc before and after every stop-world full collection cycle on GenCollectedHeap and ParallelScavengeHeap. (Support for G1CollectedHeap forthcoming under CR 6810861.) Small modifications to existing heap dumping and class histogram implementation, especially to allow multiple on-the-fly histos/dumps by the VM thread during a single safepoint.
Reviewed-by: jmasa, alanb, mchung
For current soft-ref clearing policies, we can decide at marking time if a soft-reference will definitely not be cleared, postponing the decision of whether it will definitely be cleared to the final reference processing phase. This can be especially beneficial in the case of concurrent collectors where the marking is usually concurrent but reference processing is usually not.
Reviewed-by: jmasa
Allocate alignment-sized page(s) below java heap so that memory accesses at heap_base+1page give signal and cause an implicit null check
Reviewed-by: kvn, jmasa, phh, jcoomes
