How to use -verbose:gc VM argument
Contents of page >
  • 1.1) Write java program in eclipse (Program in which we will pass -verbose:gc VM argument)>
  • 1.2) Pass -verbose:gc VM argument through eclipse>
  • 2) Understanding Garbage Collection (GC) in java using -verbose:gc VM argument -
  • 3) How to get more detailed garbage collection information using -verbose:gc VM argument >
    • 3.1) -XX:+PrintGCDetails  >
    • 3.2) -XX:+PrintGCTimeStamps >


1.1) Write java program in eclipse (Program in which we will pass -verbose:gc VM argument)>
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
public class VerboseTestingGarbageCollectionExample {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
          List<String> l = new ArrayList<String>();
          for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
                 l = new ArrayList<String>();
                 l.add("a");
                 // System.out.println(l);
          }
          System.out.println("Done");
   }
}


1.2) Pass -verbose:gc VM argument through eclipse>
Go to Run, Run configurations...,
-verbose:gc -XX:+PrintGCDetails -XX:+PrintGCTimeStamps -Xloggc:E:/GarabgeCollectionLogs.txt
All the garbage collection detail will be available in E:/GarabgeCollectionLogs.txt


2) Understanding Garbage Collection (GC) in java using -verbose:gc VM argument -
  • [GC 325407K->83000K(776768K), 0.2300771 secs]
    • GC - GC indicates minor Garbage Collection (i.e. in young generation).
    • 325407K - The combined size of live objects before gc(garbage collection).
    • 83000K - The combined size of live objects after gc(garbage collection).
    • (776768K) - the total available space, not counting the space in the permanent generation, which is the total heap minus one of the survivor spaces.
    • 0.2300771 secs - time it took for gc(garbage collection) to occur.
  • [Full GC 325407K->83000K(776768K), 0.2300771 secs]
    • Full GC - Full GC Indicates major garbage collection (i.e. in tenured generation).


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3) How to get more detailed garbage collection information using -verbose:gc VM argument >
3.1) -XX:+PrintGCDetails  > The -XX:+PrintGCDetails flag will print additional information.
Example of -XX:+PrintGCDetails >
[GC [DefNew: 64575K->959K(64576K), 0.0457646 secs] 196016K->133633K(261184K), 0.0459067 secs]]
indicates that the minor collection recovered about 98% of the young generation,
DefNew: 64575K->959K(64576K)
and took about 46 milliseconds.
0.0457646 secs
The usage of the entire heap was reduced to about 51%
196016K->133633K(261184K)
and that there was some slight additional overhead for the collection (over and above the collection of the young generation) as indicated by the final time:
0.0459067 secs


3.2) -XX:+PrintGCTimeStamps > The -XX:+PrintGCTimeStamps flag will additionally print timestamp.
Example of -XX:+PrintGCTimeStamps >
111.042: [GC 111.042: [DefNew: 8128K->8128K(8128K), 0.0000505 secs]111.042: [Tenured: 18154K->2311K(24576K), 0.1290354 secs] 26282K->2311K(32704K), 0.1293306 secs]
The collection starts about 111 seconds into the execution of the application. The minor collection starts at about the same time. Additionally the information is shown for a major collection delineated by Tenured . The tenured generation usage was reduced to about 10%
18154K->2311K(24576K)
and took about .13 seconds.
0.1290354 secs



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