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From: Enter The on 20 Feb 2010 13:31 I am using a computer with 6.0g ram, on Windows Vista Business 64-bit. In Netbeans, I have set my VM Options to -Xmx1g. It works. If I set the vm options to -Xmx2g it does not work. I get this error: Error occurred during initialization of VM Could not reserve enough space for object heap Could not create the Java virtual machine. Why does this happen when I have 6 gigs of ram? I frequently run System.gc() to reduce the memory used. I have tried turning off the vista Superfetch to reduce memory usage, but that has not helped. I currently have 3gb free (shown by task manager) but it won't start). my java version is Error occurred during initialization of VM Could not reserve enough space for object heap Could not create the Java virtual machine.
From: Mike Schilling on 20 Feb 2010 13:35 Enter The wrote: > I am using a computer with 6.0g ram, on Windows Vista Business 64-bit. > > In Netbeans, I have set my VM Options to -Xmx1g. It works. > If I set the vm options to -Xmx2g it does not work. I get this error: > > Error occurred during initialization of VM > Could not reserve enough space for object heap > Could not create the Java virtual machine. > > Why does this happen when I have 6 gigs of ram? I frequently run > System.gc() to reduce the memory used. I have tried turning off the > vista Superfetch to reduce memory usage, but that has not helped. I > currently have 3gb free (shown by task manager) but it won't start). > > my java version is > > Error occurred during initialization of VM > Could not reserve enough space for object heap > Could not create the Java virtual machine. Is Netbeans using a 64-bit JDK? It's quite possible )though I don't know for sure) that a 32-bit JDK can't manage 2GB of heap.
From: Enter The on 20 Feb 2010 14:07 That seems to work. Thanks Mike!
From: Lew on 20 Feb 2010 15:38 Enter The wrote: > I frequently run System.gc() to reduce the memory used. Use of System.gc() is an antipattern most of the time, the more so if you use it frequently. It also has nothing whatsoever to do with the JVM's ability to allocate memory from the OS. Your error message: > Error occurred during initialization of VM > Could not reserve enough space for object heap > Could not create the Java virtual machine. proves that there never even was an opportunity to invoke System.gc(), even were it to do some good, which it wouldn't. Mike is correct that a 32-bit JVM is limited to somewhat less than 2 GB heap, the exact limit depending on the OS. It's also necessary that the JVM allocate contiguous memory, AIUI. OSes sometimes fragment allocations. The amount of RAM that the OS shows the JVM to use is only tangentially related to the amount of free heap controlled by the JVM within itself. -- Lew
From: Mike Schilling on 21 Feb 2010 00:26
"Lew" <noone(a)lewscanon.com> wrote in message news:hlph7c$e57$1(a)news.albasani.net... .. > > Mike is correct that a 32-bit JVM is limited to somewhat less than 2 GB > heap, the exact limit depending on the OS. It's also necessary that the > JVM allocate contiguous memory, AIUI. I don't know why that would be,. A non-contiguous heap can be modeled simply as a contiguous heap with allocations already taken out of its middle. I'm not saying you're wrong, just that it's an odd requirement. |