A.4 Major functional changes in 09-60

Organization of this subsection

(1) Implementing standard and existing functionality

The following table outlines the changes made to enable implementation of standard and existing functionality.

Table A‒7: Changes made to enable implementation of standard and existing functionality
Item	Overview of changes	Reference manual	Relevant information
G1 GC support	G1 GC can now be selected.	System Design Guide	7.15
G1 GC support	G1 GC can now be selected.	Definition Reference Guide	14.5
Support for the object-pointer compression function	The object-pointer compression function can now be used.	Maintenance and Migration Guide	9.16

The following table outlines the changes made to maintain and enhance reliability.

Table A‒8: Changes made to maintain and enhance reliability
Item	Overview of changes	Reference manual	Relevant information
Finalize-retention resolution function	A function that resolves a problem that delays execution of many finalize processes was added to prevent occurrence of a delay in releasing OS resources.	Maintenance and Migration Guide	9.17

The following table outlines the changes made for other purposes.

Table A‒9: Changes made for other purposes
Item	Overview of changes	Reference manual	Relevant information
Asynchronous output of log files	Log files can now be output asynchronously.	Definition Reference Guide	14.2