没有什么比经验实验来回答你的问题。
我已经写了一个Java程序并运行它,同时指定了XMX标志(也使用XMS = XMX来强制JVM预先分配所有的内存)。
为了进一步保护JVM优化,我主动分配X个10MB对象。
我在许多JVM上运行了许多测试,增加了XMX的价值,同时使用Sun和IBM JVM在不同的32位操作系统上增加了MB分配的数量,以下是结果摘要:
操作系统:Windows XP SP2,JVM:Sun 1.6.0_02,最大堆大小:1470 MB
操作系统:Windows XP SP2,JVM:IBM 1.5,最大堆大小:1810 MB
操作系统:Windows Server 2003 SE,JVM:IBM 1.5,最大堆大小:1850 MB
操作系统:Linux 2.6,JVM:IBM 1.5,最大堆大小:2750 MB
这里是详细的运行尝试以及分配类帮助程序源代码:
WinXP SP2,SUN JVM:
C:>java -version
java version "1.6.0_02"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_02-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_02-b06, mixed mode)
java -Xms1470m -Xmx1470m Class1 142
...
about to create object 141
object 141 created
C:>java -Xms1480m -Xmx1480m Class1 145
Error occurred during initialization of VM
Could not reserve enough space for object heap
Could not create the Java virtual machine.
WinXP SP2,IBM JVM
C:>c:\ibm\jdk\bin\java.exe -version
java version "1.5.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build pwi32devifx-20070323 (if
ix 117674: SR4 + 116644 + 114941 + 116110 + 114881))
IBM J9 VM (build 2.3, J2RE 1.5.0 IBM J9 2.3 Windows XP x86-32 j9vmwi3223ifx-2007
0323 (JIT enabled)
J9VM - 20070322_12058_lHdSMR
JIT - 20070109_1805ifx3_r8
GC - WASIFIX_2007)
JCL - 20070131
c:\ibm\jdk\bin\java.exe -Xms1810m -Xmx1810m Class1 178
...
about to create object 177
object 177 created
C:>c:\ibm\jdk\bin\java.exe -Xms1820m -Xmx1820m Class1 179
JVMJ9VM015W Initialization error for library j9gc23(2): Failed to instantiate he
ap. 1820M requested
Could not create the Java virtual machine.
Win2003 SE,IBM JVM
C:>"C:\IBM\java" -Xms1850m -Xmx1850m Class1
sleeping for 5 seconds.
Done.
C:>"C:\IBM\java" -Xms1880m -Xmx1880m
Class1
JVMJ9VM015W Initialization error for library j9gc23(2): Failed to instantiate he
ap. 1880M requested
Could not create the Java virtual machine.
Linux 2.6,IBM JVM
[root@myMachine ~]# /opt/ibm/java2-i386-50/bin/java -version
java version "1.5.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build pxi32dev-20060511 (SR2))
IBM J9 VM (build 2.3, J2RE 1.5.0 IBM J9 2.3 Linux x86-32 j9vmxi3223-20060504 (JIT enabled)
J9VM - 20060501_06428_lHdSMR
JIT - 20060428_1800_r8
GC - 20060501_AA)
JCL - 20060511a
/opt/ibm/java2-i386-50/bin/java -Xms2750m -Xmx2750m Class1 270
[root@myMachine ~]# /opt/ibm/java2-i386-50/bin/java -Xms2800m -Xmx2800m Class1 270
JVMJ9VM015W Initialization error for library j9gc23(2): Failed to instantiate heap. 2800M requested
Could not create the Java virtual machine.
这里是代码:
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
public class Class1 {
public Class1() {}
private class BigObject {
byte _myArr[];
public BigObject() {
_myArr = new byte[10000000];
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
(new Class1()).perform(Integer.parseInt(args[0]));
}
public void perform(int numOfObjects) {
System.out.println("creating 10 MB arrays.");
BigObject arr[] = new BigObject[numOfObjects];
for (int i=0;i
System.out.println("about to create object "+i);
arr[i] = new BigObject();
System.out.println("object "+i+" created");
}
System.out.println("sleeping for 5 seconds.");
try {
Thread.sleep(5000);
}catch (Exception e) {e.printStackTrace();}
System.out.println("Done.");
}
}