PermGen and Metaspace

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本文探讨了Java中Metaspace的概念，它是用于存储已加载类元数据的空间。从Java 8开始，PermGen被Metaspace取代，后者默认大小无限。文章详细解释了如何通过调整Metaspace的初始和最大大小来提高JVM性能。

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In this post, we take a look at Metaspace, and explain how to increase the performance of your JVM with a few simple commands.

PermGen is an abbreviation for Permanent Generation and it’s a special heap space which is separate from the main Java heap where JVM keeps track of metadata of the classes which have been loaded. In Java 8, PermGen has been renamed to Metaspace - with some subtle differences. From our perspective, it is important to note that Metaspace has an unlimited default maximum size. On the contrary, PermGen from Java 7 and earlier has a default maximum size of 64 MB on 32-bit JVM and 82 MB on the 64-bit version. Of course, these are not the same as the initial sizes. Java 7 and earlier starts with something around 12-21 MB of the initial PermGen space.

JVM

Default maximum PermGen size (MB)

Default maximum Metaspace size

32-bit client JVM

unlimited

32-bit server JVM

unlimited

64-bit JVM

unlimited

It is worthwhile to mention that prior to Java 7, interned Strings used to be kept on the PermGen. That caused some serious problems with the infamous:

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space

Whenever there is a need to resize PermGen/Metaspace, JVM will do it as it does with the standard heap. Resizing those spaces requires a full GC, which is always an expensive operation. It can usually be observed during a startup when a lot of classes are being loaded. Especially if the application has dependencies on many external libraries. If there are a lot of full GCs during the startup, it’s usually because of that. If that case, increasing the initial size can boost the startup performance.

To increase PermGen, we have the following commands:

-XX:PermSize=N - sets the initial (and minimum size) of the Permanent Generation space.

-XX:MaxPermSize=N - sets the maximum size of the Permanent Generation space.

In Java 8 and onwards, we can set the initial and maximum size of Metaspace using the following commands:

-XX:MetaspaceSize=N - sets the initial (and minimum size) of the Metaspace.

-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=N - sets the maximum size of the Metaspace.