Hi, >I understand why you would set a max amount of memory that Java will use >(-Xmx 512m), but why do you set a minimum (-Xms128m)? Doesn't it just use >what it needs until it hits the max?
People set the minimum so that it's allocated on startup. That's faster than allocating each block size on demand. However, the difference between -Xms allocation and on-demand allocation has really shrunk with JDK 1.4.2 and later, making this option fairly (but not completely) obsolete). Yoav Shapira http://www.yoavshapira.com This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
