7.19.9 -XX:NewRatio

Description

-XX:NewRatio specifies the ratio of the Tenured area to the New area.

If value is set to 2, the ratio of the New area to the Tenured area is 1:2.

When the value of size_of_used_New_area becomes greater than the value of size_of_free_space_in_Tenured_area, full GC occurs. Note that, if 1 is specified for this option, full GC frequently occurs.

Syntax

-XX:NewRatio=value

Specifiable values

value

Type: Integer

Specify a natural number.

Default value

If the definition item is omitted:

For Linux [server]

-XX:NewRatio=2

Legend

[server]: Indicates that Java HotSpot Server VM is used.