# HG changeset patch
# User jmasa
# Date 1458165142 25200
#      Wed Mar 16 14:52:22 2016 -0700
# Node ID 2330e3a42608c500e4a74ad9e1641bc7d7afe6e3
# Parent  06b764a12317bbf1df22ff0d8f0282f2ddcbe709
[mq]: 8141845

diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
@@ -3248,7 +3248,8 @@
           range(0, max_uintx)                                               \
                                                                             \
   product_pd(size_t, MetaspaceSize,                                         \
-          "Initial size of Metaspaces (in bytes)")                          \
+          "Initial threshold (in bytes) at which a garbage collection "     \
+          "is done to reduce Metaspace usage")                              \
           constraint(MetaspaceSizeConstraintFunc,AfterErgo)                 \
                                                                             \
   product(size_t, MaxMetaspaceSize, max_uintx,                              \
# HG changeset patch
# User jmasa
# Date 1458165752 25200
#      Wed Mar 16 15:02:32 2016 -0700
# Node ID a66be9de545270a083cca33d8859a2d6be850c0b
# Parent  2330e3a42608c500e4a74ad9e1641bc7d7afe6e3
[mq]: code_review_1

diff --git a/src/share/vm/memory/metaspace.cpp b/src/share/vm/memory/metaspace.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/memory/metaspace.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/metaspace.cpp
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@
       } else {
         _shrink_factor = MIN2(current_shrink_factor * 4, (uint) 100);
       }
-      log_trace(gc, metaspace)("    shrinking:  initSize: %.1fK  maximum_desired_capacity: %.1fK",
+      log_trace(gc, metaspace)("    shrinking:  initThreshold: %.1fK  maximum_desired_capacity: %.1fK",
                                MetaspaceSize / (double) K, maximum_desired_capacity / (double) K);
       log_trace(gc, metaspace)("    shrink_bytes: %.1fK  current_shrink_factor: %d  new shrink factor: %d  MinMetaspaceExpansion: %.1fK",
                                shrink_bytes / (double) K, current_shrink_factor, _shrink_factor, MinMetaspaceExpansion / (double) K);