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If you specify the Maximum PermGen Size option (-XX:MaxPermSize=<NNN>) for a Java 8 VM, you may see a warning message similar to the following.
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Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM warning: ignoring option MaxPermSize=512m; support was removed in 8.0 |
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The PermGen space is superseded by a new space called Metaspace in Java 8.
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