H.4 Main functionality changes in 09-60

Organization of this subsection

(1) Supporting the standard and existing functionality

The following table shows the items that were changed to support the standard and existing functionality.

Table H‒7: Changes made for supporting the standard and existing functionality
Item	Overview of changes	Reference manual	Reference
Support for G1GC	G1GC can now be selected.	System Design Guide	7.15
Support for G1GC	G1GC 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 shows the items that were changed to maintain and improve reliability.

Table H‒8: Changes made for maintaining and improving reliability
Item	Overview of changes	Reference manual	Reference
Addition of the finalize-retention resolution function	Retention of finalization processing can now be resolved, and delays in the release of OS resources can now be suppressed.	Maintenance and Migration Guide	9.17

The following table shows the item that was changed for other purposes.

Table H‒9: Changes made for other purposes
Item	Overview of changes	Reference manual	Reference
Addition of the log file asynchronous output functionality	Log files can now be output asynchronously.	Definition Reference Guide	14.2