Eclipse OpenJ9 0.12.0

This release adds a macOS Java 8 build, enables software based concurrent scavenger "pause-less" GC support for more platforms, adds a number of performance enhancements, enables idle tuning by default when running in a container, enables JVMTI agents to obtain exception catch information without having to run in full speed debug mode, and updates the javacore dump to contain additional information about container limits and CPU governor information.

Release Date
Release Type
Minor release
Name Date Description
M1 - reality check 2018/12/17 An early check if the features in plan will be ready for the feature compete date.
M2 - feature complete 2019/01/14 Deferred from Jan 7. All features complete, tests added and passing.