Eclipse OpenJ9 version 0.22.0 release notes
These release notes support the Eclipse OpenJ9 0.22.0 release plan.
Binaries and supported environments
OpenJ9 release 0.22.0 supports OpenJDK 15.
Binaries are available at the AdoptOpenJDK project:
All builds are tested against the OpenJ9 functional verification (FV) test suite, the OpenJDK test suites, and additional tests at AdoptOpenJDK.
To learn more about support for OpenJ9 releases, including OpenJDK levels and platform support, see Supported environments.
Notable changes in this release
The following table covers notable changes in v0.22.0. Further information about these changes can be found in the user documentation.
| Issue number |
Description |
Version / Platform |
Impact |
|
#9731,
#9993,
#5436,
#10305 |
New -XX:[+|-]PortableSharedCache option added |
All versions |
This option enables AOT compiled code to be generated based on a chosen set of processor features that maximizes its portability across machines. It is currently supported only on x86. The feature is turned on by default in Docker containers and can be disabled with -XX:-PortableSharedCache. |
| #10217 |
Methods in com.ibm.lang.management.MemoryMXBean deprecated and replaced |
All versions |
The methods com.ibm.lang.management.MemoryMXBean.getGCMasterThreadCpuUsed() and com.ibm.lang.management.MemoryMXBean.getGCSlaveThreadsCpuUsed() are deprecated for removal in Java 16. The recommended methods to be used are com.ibm.lang.management.MemoryMXBean.getGCMainThreadCpuUsed() and com.ibm.lang.management.MemoryMXBean.getGCWorkerThreadsCpuUsed() respectively. |
| #9489 |
java.lang.System.mapLibraryName() string suffix |
From OpenJDK15, on AIX® |
java.lang.System.mapLibraryName(libname) returns a representation of a native library in a platform-specific string with a .so suffix. (Output from versions prior to OpenJDK15 has a .a suffix.) |
Other changes
A full commit history for this release is available at Eclipse OpenJ9 v0.22.0.
