== JDK 25: OpenJDK Runtime Environment Temurin-25.0.4.1+1 (build 25.0.4.1+1-LTS) default (this machine: 2 CPUs) -> compact=false collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=1498MB -XX:+UseCompactObjectHeaders -> compact=true collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=1498MB -XX:-UseCompactObjectHeaders -> compact=false collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=1498MB == JDK 26: OpenJDK Runtime Environment Temurin-26.0.2.1+1 (build 26.0.2.1+1) default (this machine: 2 CPUs) -> compact=false collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=1498MB -XX:+UseCompactObjectHeaders -> compact=true collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=1498MB -XX:-UseCompactObjectHeaders -> compact=false collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=1498MB == JDK 27: OpenJDK Runtime Environment Temurin-27+35 (build 27+35) default (this machine: 2 CPUs) -> compact=true collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=1498MB -XX:+UseCompactObjectHeaders -> compact=true collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=1498MB -XX:-UseCompactObjectHeaders -> compact=false collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=1498MB == The same JDKs in a container: 1 GB memory limit, 1 CPU (a cgroup, set the way Docker sets it) JDK 25, 1 GB, 1 CPU -> compact=false collector=UseSerialGC MaxHeapSize=256MB JDK 25, 1 GB, 1 CPU, MaxRAMPercentage=75 -> compact=false collector=UseSerialGC MaxHeapSize=768MB JDK 26, 1 GB, 1 CPU -> compact=false collector=UseSerialGC MaxHeapSize=256MB JDK 26, 1 GB, 1 CPU, MaxRAMPercentage=75 -> compact=false collector=UseSerialGC MaxHeapSize=768MB JDK 27, 1 GB, 1 CPU -> compact=true collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=256MB JDK 27, 1 GB, 1 CPU, MaxRAMPercentage=75 -> compact=true collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=768MB == 1 GB, 2 CPUs JDK 26, 1 GB, 2 CPUs -> compact=false collector=UseSerialGC MaxHeapSize=256MB JDK 27, 1 GB, 2 CPUs -> compact=true collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=256MB == -XX:MaxRAM: the flag many people used to fake a container limit JDK 26 -XX:MaxRAM=1g -> compact=false collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=256MB JVM says: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: Option MaxRAM was deprecated in version 26.0 and will likely be removed in a future release. JDK 27 -XX:MaxRAM=1g -> compact=true collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=1498MB JVM says: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: Ignoring option MaxRAM; support was removed in 27.0 == Compact headers with each collector on JDK 27 JDK 27 -XX:+UseG1GC -> compact=true collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=1498MB JDK 27 -XX:+UseParallelGC -> compact=true collector=UseParallelGC MaxHeapSize=1498MB JDK 27 -XX:+UseSerialGC -> compact=true collector=UseSerialGC MaxHeapSize=1498MB JDK 27 -XX:+UseZGC -> compact=true collector=UseZGC MaxHeapSize=1498MB == Compressed pointers on JDK 27 JDK 27 -XX:-UseCompressedClassPointers -> compact=true collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=1498MB JVM says: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: Ignoring option UseCompressedClassPointers; support was removed in 27.0 JDK 27 -XX:-UseCompressedOops -> compact=true collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=1498MB JDK 27 -Xmx32g (a large explicit heap) -> compact=true collector=UseG1GC MaxHeapSize=32768MB