JDK-8205064 : Fail immediately if an unavailable GC is selected
- Type: Enhancement
- Component: hotspot
- Sub-Component: gc
- Affected Version: 11
- Priority: P4
- Status: Resolved
- Resolution: Fixed
- Submitted: 2018-06-14
- Updated: 2018-06-26
- Resolved: 2018-06-19
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Description
If an unsupported GC (i.e. a GC that is not built into the VM) is selected by the user, the VM issues a warning and then continues and (silently) selects a different GC. This behavior seems dubious. I propose that we instead fail immediately to avoid unnecessary confusion.