What's new in version 0.29.0

The following new features and notable changes since version 0.27.0 are included in this release:

• New -XX:[+|-]UTFCache option added
• -Xsoftmx updates for gencon

Features and changes

New -XX:[+|-]UTFCache option added

A UTF to String cache is added to enhance reflection performance. The cache is enabled by default but can be disabled using the -XX:[+|-]UTFCache option.

-Xsoftmx updates for gencon

When using gencon, the -Xsoftmx limit is proportional to the maximum amount of nursery space specified relative to the -Xmx value.