diff --git a/common/autoconf/boot-jdk.m4 b/common/autoconf/boot-jdk.m4
index 03f8e3d62e4735bea4792b0cc4b0f1fd9cb61f0c..fa2dfc99f5dd8c944466316967ac55afa542b340 100644
--- a/common/autoconf/boot-jdk.m4
+++ b/common/autoconf/boot-jdk.m4
@@ -301,35 +301,59 @@ AC_DEFUN_ONCE([BOOTJDK_SETUP_BOOT_JDK_ARGUMENTS],
   [specify JVM arguments to be passed to all invocations of the Boot JDK, overriding the default values,
   e.g --with-boot-jdk-jvmargs="-Xmx8G -enableassertions"])])
 
-  if test "x$with_boot_jdk_jvmargs" = x; then
-    # Not all JVM:s accept the same arguments on the command line.
-    # OpenJDK specific increase in thread stack for JDK build,
-    # well more specifically, when running javac.
-    if test "x$BUILD_NUM_BITS" = x32; then
-      STACK_SIZE=768
-    else
-      # Running Javac on a JVM on a 64-bit machine, the stack takes more space
-      # since 64-bit pointers are pushed on the stach. Apparently, we need
-      # to increase the stack space when javacing the JDK....
-      STACK_SIZE=1536
-    fi
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([flags for boot jdk java command] )
 
-    # Minimum amount of heap memory.
-    ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-Xms64M],boot_jdk_jvmargs,[$JAVA])
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = "xmacosx" || test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = "xppc64" ; then
-      # Why does macosx need more heap? Its the huge JDK batch.
-      ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-Xmx1600M],boot_jdk_jvmargs,[$JAVA])
-    else
-      ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-Xmx1100M],boot_jdk_jvmargs,[$JAVA])
-    fi
-    # When is adding -client something that speeds up the JVM?
-    # ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-client],boot_jdk_jvmargs,[$JAVA])
-    ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-XX:PermSize=32m],boot_jdk_jvmargs,[$JAVA])
-    ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-XX:MaxPermSize=160m],boot_jdk_jvmargs,[$JAVA])
-    ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-XX:ThreadStackSize=$STACK_SIZE],boot_jdk_jvmargs,[$JAVA])
-    # Disable special log output when a debug build is used as Boot JDK...
-    ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-XX:-PrintVMOptions -XX:-UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:-LogVMOutput],boot_jdk_jvmargs,[$JAVA])
+  # Disable special log output when a debug build is used as Boot JDK...
+  ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-XX:-PrintVMOptions -XX:-UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:-LogVMOutput],boot_jdk_jvmargs,[$JAVA])
+
+  # Apply user provided options.
+  ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([$with_boot_jdk_jvmargs],boot_jdk_jvmargs,[$JAVA])
+
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$boot_jdk_jvmargs])
+
+  # For now, general JAVA_FLAGS are the same as the boot jdk jvmargs
+  JAVA_FLAGS=$boot_jdk_jvmargs
+  AC_SUBST(JAVA_FLAGS)
+
+
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([flags for boot jdk java command for big workloads])
+
+  # Starting amount of heap memory.
+  ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-Xms64M],boot_jdk_jvmargs_big,[$JAVA])
+
+  # Maximum amount of heap memory.
+  # Maximum stack size.
+  if test "x$BUILD_NUM_BITS" = x32; then
+    JVM_MAX_HEAP=1100M
+    STACK_SIZE=768
+  else
+    # Running Javac on a JVM on a 64-bit machine, takes more space since 64-bit
+    # pointers are used. Apparently, we need to increase the heap and stack
+    # space for the jvm. More specifically, when running javac to build huge
+    # jdk batch
+    JVM_MAX_HEAP=1600M
+    STACK_SIZE=1536
   fi
+  ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-Xmx$JVM_MAX_HEAP],boot_jdk_jvmargs_big,[$JAVA])
+  ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-XX:ThreadStackSize=$STACK_SIZE],boot_jdk_jvmargs_big,[$JAVA])
+  ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-XX:PermSize=32m],boot_jdk_jvmargs_big,[$JAVA])
+  ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-XX:MaxPermSize=160m],boot_jdk_jvmargs_big,[$JAVA])
+
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$boot_jdk_jvmargs_big])
+
+  JAVA_FLAGS_BIG=$boot_jdk_jvmargs_big
+  AC_SUBST(JAVA_FLAGS_BIG)
+
+
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([flags for boot jdk java command for small workloads])
+
+  # Use serial gc for small short lived tools if possible
+  ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-XX:+UseSerialGC],boot_jdk_jvmargs_small,[$JAVA])
+  ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-Xms32M],boot_jdk_jvmargs_small,[$JAVA])
+  ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-Xmx512M],boot_jdk_jvmargs_small,[$JAVA])
+
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$boot_jdk_jvmargs_small])
 
-  AC_SUBST(BOOT_JDK_JVMARGS, $boot_jdk_jvmargs)
+  JAVA_FLAGS_SMALL=$boot_jdk_jvmargs_small
+  AC_SUBST(JAVA_FLAGS_SMALL)
 ])
diff --git a/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh b/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh
index 4adfbfe3ad3b3b4f37774ba3f128041afe263c28..2b13839ccc3021d9cf652f46dc30477898f7d532 100644
--- a/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh
+++ b/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh
@@ -786,7 +786,9 @@ JAXWS_TOPDIR
 JAXP_TOPDIR
 CORBA_TOPDIR
 LANGTOOLS_TOPDIR
-BOOT_JDK_JVMARGS
+JAVA_FLAGS_SMALL
+JAVA_FLAGS_BIG
+JAVA_FLAGS
 JAVAC_FLAGS
 BOOT_JDK_SOURCETARGET
 BOOT_JDK
@@ -3868,7 +3870,7 @@ fi
 #CUSTOM_AUTOCONF_INCLUDE
 
 # Do not change or remove the following line, it is needed for consistency checks:
-DATE_WHEN_GENERATED=1405022087
+DATE_WHEN_GENERATED=1413192141
 
 ###############################################################################
 #
@@ -16072,20 +16074,55 @@ if test "${with_boot_jdk_jvmargs+set}" = set; then :
 fi
 
 
-  if test "x$with_boot_jdk_jvmargs" = x; then
-    # Not all JVM:s accept the same arguments on the command line.
-    # OpenJDK specific increase in thread stack for JDK build,
-    # well more specifically, when running javac.
-    if test "x$BUILD_NUM_BITS" = x32; then
-      STACK_SIZE=768
-    else
-      # Running Javac on a JVM on a 64-bit machine, the stack takes more space
-      # since 64-bit pointers are pushed on the stach. Apparently, we need
-      # to increase the stack space when javacing the JDK....
-      STACK_SIZE=1536
-    fi
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking flags for boot jdk java command " >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking flags for boot jdk java command ... " >&6; }
+
+  # Disable special log output when a debug build is used as Boot JDK...
+
+  $ECHO "Check if jvm arg is ok: -XX:-PrintVMOptions -XX:-UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:-LogVMOutput" >&5
+  $ECHO "Command: $JAVA -XX:-PrintVMOptions -XX:-UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:-LogVMOutput -version" >&5
+  OUTPUT=`$JAVA -XX:-PrintVMOptions -XX:-UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:-LogVMOutput -version 2>&1`
+  FOUND_WARN=`$ECHO "$OUTPUT" | grep -i warn`
+  FOUND_VERSION=`$ECHO $OUTPUT | grep " version \""`
+  if test "x$FOUND_VERSION" != x && test "x$FOUND_WARN" = x; then
+    boot_jdk_jvmargs="$boot_jdk_jvmargs -XX:-PrintVMOptions -XX:-UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:-LogVMOutput"
+    JVM_ARG_OK=true
+  else
+    $ECHO "Arg failed:" >&5
+    $ECHO "$OUTPUT" >&5
+    JVM_ARG_OK=false
+  fi
+
+
+  # Apply user provided options.
+
+  $ECHO "Check if jvm arg is ok: $with_boot_jdk_jvmargs" >&5
+  $ECHO "Command: $JAVA $with_boot_jdk_jvmargs -version" >&5
+  OUTPUT=`$JAVA $with_boot_jdk_jvmargs -version 2>&1`
+  FOUND_WARN=`$ECHO "$OUTPUT" | grep -i warn`
+  FOUND_VERSION=`$ECHO $OUTPUT | grep " version \""`
+  if test "x$FOUND_VERSION" != x && test "x$FOUND_WARN" = x; then
+    boot_jdk_jvmargs="$boot_jdk_jvmargs $with_boot_jdk_jvmargs"
+    JVM_ARG_OK=true
+  else
+    $ECHO "Arg failed:" >&5
+    $ECHO "$OUTPUT" >&5
+    JVM_ARG_OK=false
+  fi
+
+
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $boot_jdk_jvmargs" >&5
+$as_echo "$boot_jdk_jvmargs" >&6; }
+
+  # For now, general JAVA_FLAGS are the same as the boot jdk jvmargs
+  JAVA_FLAGS=$boot_jdk_jvmargs
+
+
 
-    # Minimum amount of heap memory.
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking flags for boot jdk java command for big workloads" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking flags for boot jdk java command for big workloads... " >&6; }
+
+  # Starting amount of heap memory.
 
   $ECHO "Check if jvm arg is ok: -Xms64M" >&5
   $ECHO "Command: $JAVA -Xms64M -version" >&5
@@ -16093,7 +16130,7 @@ fi
   FOUND_WARN=`$ECHO "$OUTPUT" | grep -i warn`
   FOUND_VERSION=`$ECHO $OUTPUT | grep " version \""`
   if test "x$FOUND_VERSION" != x && test "x$FOUND_WARN" = x; then
-    boot_jdk_jvmargs="$boot_jdk_jvmargs -Xms64M"
+    boot_jdk_jvmargs_big="$boot_jdk_jvmargs_big -Xms64M"
     JVM_ARG_OK=true
   else
     $ECHO "Arg failed:" >&5
@@ -16101,16 +16138,28 @@ fi
     JVM_ARG_OK=false
   fi
 
-    if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = "xmacosx" || test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = "xppc64" ; then
-      # Why does macosx need more heap? Its the huge JDK batch.
 
-  $ECHO "Check if jvm arg is ok: -Xmx1600M" >&5
-  $ECHO "Command: $JAVA -Xmx1600M -version" >&5
-  OUTPUT=`$JAVA -Xmx1600M -version 2>&1`
+  # Maximum amount of heap memory.
+  # Maximum stack size.
+  if test "x$BUILD_NUM_BITS" = x32; then
+    JVM_MAX_HEAP=1100M
+    STACK_SIZE=768
+  else
+    # Running Javac on a JVM on a 64-bit machine, takes more space since 64-bit
+    # pointers are used. Apparently, we need to increase the heap and stack
+    # space for the jvm. More specifically, when running javac to build huge
+    # jdk batch
+    JVM_MAX_HEAP=1600M
+    STACK_SIZE=1536
+  fi
+
+  $ECHO "Check if jvm arg is ok: -Xmx$JVM_MAX_HEAP" >&5
+  $ECHO "Command: $JAVA -Xmx$JVM_MAX_HEAP -version" >&5
+  OUTPUT=`$JAVA -Xmx$JVM_MAX_HEAP -version 2>&1`
   FOUND_WARN=`$ECHO "$OUTPUT" | grep -i warn`
   FOUND_VERSION=`$ECHO $OUTPUT | grep " version \""`
   if test "x$FOUND_VERSION" != x && test "x$FOUND_WARN" = x; then
-    boot_jdk_jvmargs="$boot_jdk_jvmargs -Xmx1600M"
+    boot_jdk_jvmargs_big="$boot_jdk_jvmargs_big -Xmx$JVM_MAX_HEAP"
     JVM_ARG_OK=true
   else
     $ECHO "Arg failed:" >&5
@@ -16118,15 +16167,14 @@ fi
     JVM_ARG_OK=false
   fi
 
-    else
 
-  $ECHO "Check if jvm arg is ok: -Xmx1100M" >&5
-  $ECHO "Command: $JAVA -Xmx1100M -version" >&5
-  OUTPUT=`$JAVA -Xmx1100M -version 2>&1`
+  $ECHO "Check if jvm arg is ok: -XX:ThreadStackSize=$STACK_SIZE" >&5
+  $ECHO "Command: $JAVA -XX:ThreadStackSize=$STACK_SIZE -version" >&5
+  OUTPUT=`$JAVA -XX:ThreadStackSize=$STACK_SIZE -version 2>&1`
   FOUND_WARN=`$ECHO "$OUTPUT" | grep -i warn`
   FOUND_VERSION=`$ECHO $OUTPUT | grep " version \""`
   if test "x$FOUND_VERSION" != x && test "x$FOUND_WARN" = x; then
-    boot_jdk_jvmargs="$boot_jdk_jvmargs -Xmx1100M"
+    boot_jdk_jvmargs_big="$boot_jdk_jvmargs_big -XX:ThreadStackSize=$STACK_SIZE"
     JVM_ARG_OK=true
   else
     $ECHO "Arg failed:" >&5
@@ -16134,9 +16182,6 @@ fi
     JVM_ARG_OK=false
   fi
 
-    fi
-    # When is adding -client something that speeds up the JVM?
-    # ADD_JVM_ARG_IF_OK([-client],boot_jdk_jvmargs,[$JAVA])
 
   $ECHO "Check if jvm arg is ok: -XX:PermSize=32m" >&5
   $ECHO "Command: $JAVA -XX:PermSize=32m -version" >&5
@@ -16144,7 +16189,7 @@ fi
   FOUND_WARN=`$ECHO "$OUTPUT" | grep -i warn`
   FOUND_VERSION=`$ECHO $OUTPUT | grep " version \""`
   if test "x$FOUND_VERSION" != x && test "x$FOUND_WARN" = x; then
-    boot_jdk_jvmargs="$boot_jdk_jvmargs -XX:PermSize=32m"
+    boot_jdk_jvmargs_big="$boot_jdk_jvmargs_big -XX:PermSize=32m"
     JVM_ARG_OK=true
   else
     $ECHO "Arg failed:" >&5
@@ -16159,7 +16204,7 @@ fi
   FOUND_WARN=`$ECHO "$OUTPUT" | grep -i warn`
   FOUND_VERSION=`$ECHO $OUTPUT | grep " version \""`
   if test "x$FOUND_VERSION" != x && test "x$FOUND_WARN" = x; then
-    boot_jdk_jvmargs="$boot_jdk_jvmargs -XX:MaxPermSize=160m"
+    boot_jdk_jvmargs_big="$boot_jdk_jvmargs_big -XX:MaxPermSize=160m"
     JVM_ARG_OK=true
   else
     $ECHO "Arg failed:" >&5
@@ -16168,13 +16213,25 @@ fi
   fi
 
 
-  $ECHO "Check if jvm arg is ok: -XX:ThreadStackSize=$STACK_SIZE" >&5
-  $ECHO "Command: $JAVA -XX:ThreadStackSize=$STACK_SIZE -version" >&5
-  OUTPUT=`$JAVA -XX:ThreadStackSize=$STACK_SIZE -version 2>&1`
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $boot_jdk_jvmargs_big" >&5
+$as_echo "$boot_jdk_jvmargs_big" >&6; }
+
+  JAVA_FLAGS_BIG=$boot_jdk_jvmargs_big
+
+
+
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking flags for boot jdk java command for small workloads" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking flags for boot jdk java command for small workloads... " >&6; }
+
+  # Use serial gc for small short lived tools if possible
+
+  $ECHO "Check if jvm arg is ok: -XX:+UseSerialGC" >&5
+  $ECHO "Command: $JAVA -XX:+UseSerialGC -version" >&5
+  OUTPUT=`$JAVA -XX:+UseSerialGC -version 2>&1`
   FOUND_WARN=`$ECHO "$OUTPUT" | grep -i warn`
   FOUND_VERSION=`$ECHO $OUTPUT | grep " version \""`
   if test "x$FOUND_VERSION" != x && test "x$FOUND_WARN" = x; then
-    boot_jdk_jvmargs="$boot_jdk_jvmargs -XX:ThreadStackSize=$STACK_SIZE"
+    boot_jdk_jvmargs_small="$boot_jdk_jvmargs_small -XX:+UseSerialGC"
     JVM_ARG_OK=true
   else
     $ECHO "Arg failed:" >&5
@@ -16182,15 +16239,14 @@ fi
     JVM_ARG_OK=false
   fi
 
-    # Disable special log output when a debug build is used as Boot JDK...
 
-  $ECHO "Check if jvm arg is ok: -XX:-PrintVMOptions -XX:-UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:-LogVMOutput" >&5
-  $ECHO "Command: $JAVA -XX:-PrintVMOptions -XX:-UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:-LogVMOutput -version" >&5
-  OUTPUT=`$JAVA -XX:-PrintVMOptions -XX:-UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:-LogVMOutput -version 2>&1`
+  $ECHO "Check if jvm arg is ok: -Xms32M" >&5
+  $ECHO "Command: $JAVA -Xms32M -version" >&5
+  OUTPUT=`$JAVA -Xms32M -version 2>&1`
   FOUND_WARN=`$ECHO "$OUTPUT" | grep -i warn`
   FOUND_VERSION=`$ECHO $OUTPUT | grep " version \""`
   if test "x$FOUND_VERSION" != x && test "x$FOUND_WARN" = x; then
-    boot_jdk_jvmargs="$boot_jdk_jvmargs -XX:-PrintVMOptions -XX:-UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:-LogVMOutput"
+    boot_jdk_jvmargs_small="$boot_jdk_jvmargs_small -Xms32M"
     JVM_ARG_OK=true
   else
     $ECHO "Arg failed:" >&5
@@ -16198,9 +16254,26 @@ fi
     JVM_ARG_OK=false
   fi
 
+
+  $ECHO "Check if jvm arg is ok: -Xmx512M" >&5
+  $ECHO "Command: $JAVA -Xmx512M -version" >&5
+  OUTPUT=`$JAVA -Xmx512M -version 2>&1`
+  FOUND_WARN=`$ECHO "$OUTPUT" | grep -i warn`
+  FOUND_VERSION=`$ECHO $OUTPUT | grep " version \""`
+  if test "x$FOUND_VERSION" != x && test "x$FOUND_WARN" = x; then
+    boot_jdk_jvmargs_small="$boot_jdk_jvmargs_small -Xmx512M"
+    JVM_ARG_OK=true
+  else
+    $ECHO "Arg failed:" >&5
+    $ECHO "$OUTPUT" >&5
+    JVM_ARG_OK=false
   fi
 
-  BOOT_JDK_JVMARGS=$boot_jdk_jvmargs
+
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $boot_jdk_jvmargs_small" >&5
+$as_echo "$boot_jdk_jvmargs_small" >&6; }
+
+  JAVA_FLAGS_SMALL=$boot_jdk_jvmargs_small
 
 
 
diff --git a/common/autoconf/spec.gmk.in b/common/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
index b3fe59474473656c8186cb846ba4d997bcc12463..55f875b43f96e17dd24637639b616a7a4dc1c4a4 100644
--- a/common/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
+++ b/common/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ BUILD_HOTSPOT=@BUILD_HOTSPOT@
 
 # The boot jdk to use
 BOOT_JDK:=@BOOT_JDK@
-BOOT_JDK_JVMARGS:=@BOOT_JDK_JVMARGS@
 BOOT_RTJAR:=@BOOT_RTJAR@
 BOOT_TOOLSJAR=$(BOOT_JDK)/lib/tools.jar
 
@@ -436,9 +435,12 @@ OBJ_SUFFIX:=@OBJ_SUFFIX@
 POST_STRIP_CMD:=@POST_STRIP_CMD@
 POST_MCS_CMD:=@POST_MCS_CMD@
 
-JAVA_FLAGS:=@BOOT_JDK_JVMARGS@
+JAVA_FLAGS:=@JAVA_FLAGS@
+JAVA_FLAGS_BIG:=@JAVA_FLAGS_BIG@
+JAVA_FLAGS_SMALL:=@JAVA_FLAGS_SMALL@
 
-JAVA=@FIXPATH@ $(BOOT_JDK)/bin/java $(JAVA_FLAGS)
+JAVA=@FIXPATH@ $(BOOT_JDK)/bin/java $(JAVA_FLAGS_BIG) $(JAVA_FLAGS)
+JAVA_SMALL=@FIXPATH@ $(BOOT_JDK)/bin/java $(JAVA_FLAGS_SMALL) $(JAVA_FLAGS)
 
 JAVAC=@FIXPATH@ $(BOOT_JDK)/bin/javac
 # Hotspot sets this variable before reading the SPEC when compiling sa-jdi.jar. Avoid
@@ -451,7 +453,7 @@ JAR=@FIXPATH@ $(BOOT_JDK)/bin/jar
 
 RMIC=@FIXPATH@ $(BOOT_JDK)/bin/rmic
 
-NATIVE2ASCII=@FIXPATH@ $(BOOT_JDK)/bin/native2ascii
+NATIVE2ASCII=@FIXPATH@ $(BOOT_JDK)/bin/native2ascii $(addprefix -J, $(JAVA_FLAGS_SMALL))
 
 JARSIGNER=@FIXPATH@ $(BOOT_JDK)/bin/jarsigner