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Zing Virtual Machine Release Notes

Release date: May 29, 2020

Version 1.1

This document provides release information for Zing Virtual Machine 20.05.0.0.

What's New

Below is the list of new features and updates introduced in Zing Virtual Machine 20.05.0.0.

Java Flight Recorder Tick Profiler Enhancement	In ZVM 20.05.0.0, the Java Flight Recorder Tick Profiler becomes enabled by default. See Using Zing JFR Tick Profiler for more information.
Java Monitors Relocation	In ZVM 20.05.0.0, Java monitors are moved from CodeCache to a new dedicated MonitorCache storage. See Monitor Cache Use Optimization Options for related command-line options.
Performance Improvements	The release of ZVM 20.05.0.0 includes optimizations targeted at accelerating compilation and warmup. ZVM 20.05.0.0 introduces better JDK 11 `java.lang.StackWalker` which is frequently used by log4j2 and other logging implementations. See also https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/259 and `java.lang.StackStreamFactory$AbstractStackWalker`. ZVM 20.05.0.0 provides a reduction of application exit times in the non-ZST mode when a process uses `mlockall()`.
Improved JCC Erratum SKX102 Mitigation Strategy	ZVM 20.05.0.0 improves the mitigation strategy used by the Falcon compiler to minimize performance impacts due to Intel's microcode updates in response to Jump Conditional Code (JCC) Erratum SKX102. Previous versions inserted nop instructions for padding; the new version can optionally increase the size of existing instructions in some cases. As before, the mitigation is enabled only on affected processors, and no user action is needed.
Zing Testing Grace Period Mode	ZVM 20.05.0.0 introduces a testing grace period mode, under which the Zing JVM can run for up to 60 minutes (3600 seconds) without requiring a valid license. The testing grace period can be enabled by setting the `ZING_TESTING_GRACE_PERIOD_SEC` environment variable to a number of grace period seconds (up to 3600), or by using the `-XX:ZingTestingGracePeriodSec=N` flag with a similar value. See Zing Testing Grace Period Mode for details.

Resolved Issues

The following table contains issues resolved in the release of Zing Virtual Machine 20.05.0.0.

Bug ID	Description
ZVM-15024	Crash in guarantee(FMP.getNumFunctions() == 1) failed: exactly one function expected!
ZVM-15452	Crash with problematic frame vframe::next()+0x9e
ZVM-15426	Crash in guarantee(false) failed: derived_oop_slots.contains(dst)!!

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Fixes

The list of latest Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) fixes included in ZVM 20.05.0.0 is available in Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Fixes.

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Last modified: June 1, 2020