These release notes support the Eclipse OpenJ9 0.26.0 release plan.
OpenJ9 release 0.26.0 supports OpenJDK 8, 11, and 16.
All releases are tested against the OpenJ9 functional verification (FV) test suite, the OpenJDK test suites, and additional tests at AdoptOpenJDK.
To learn more about support for OpenJ9 releases, including OpenJDK levels and platform support, see Supported environments.
The following table covers notable changes in v0.26.0. Further information about these changes can be found in the user documentation.
| Issue number | Description | Version / Platform | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| #11278 | The jextract tool is deprecated | All versions | The dump extractor tool, jextract, is deprecated in this release and is replaced by the jpackcore tool. The jpackcore tool uses the same syntax and takes the same parameters. |
Note: Eclipse OpenJ9 v0.25.0 supports OpenJDK 16. However, changes introduced in this release might also affect OpenJDK 8 and OpenJDK 11. To learn more about these changes see the OpenJ9 V0.25.0 release notes.
The v0.26.0 release contains the following known issues and limitations:
| Issue number | Description | Platform | Impact | Workaround |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8034 | Balanced garbage collection policy not supported | Linux on 64-bit ARM (AArch64) | The Balanced GC policy cannot be used. | Use an alternative GC policy, such as gencon. |
A full commit history for this release is available at Eclipse OpenJ9 v0.26.0.