Hi, personally, I have not seen any horrible problems caused by G1GC since Java 8u40. I would say, it is safe, but others may have their own opinion. https://jaxenter.com/java-9s-new-garbage-collector-whats-changing-whats-staying-118313.html
In any case, use latest Java 8 Update 65. Uwe ----- Uwe Schindler H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen http://www.thetaphi.de eMail: u...@thetaphi.de > -----Original Message----- > From: Marcos Juarez [mailto:mjua...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 6:22 PM > To: java-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: Any updates on the G1 collector and Lucene recently? > > I've mostly used CMS for in all production VMs in the past, both Lucene and > not, and it has worked great. However, now I'm faced with the possibility > of having to use G1, and it scares me a bit. > > What's the latest on using the G1 collector with Lucene, especially since > it'll be the default collector in JDK9 according to JEP248? I know Uwe > Schindler, Dawid Weiss and Robert Muir have talked/dealt with it in the > past, so if possible, I'd like to hear their latest thoughts on the topic. > > Previous thread on the topic from April 2015: > > http://lucene.472066.n3.nabble.com/RE-JEP-248-Make-G1-the-Default- > Garbage-Collector-td4203235.html > > Thanks, > > Marcos Juarez --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org
