JVM NewSize settings aren't properly setting the right eden space size

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Issue

  • I set -XX:NewSize= and -XX:MaxNewSize= to declare a static new generation size on my JVM, but it doesn't appear to take effect. The eden space is still sized smaller than this.

Environment

  • SunJDK
  • OpenJDK

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