--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/concurrentMarkSweepGeneration.cpp	Wed Apr 23 10:12:34 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/concurrentMarkSweepGeneration.cpp	Wed Apr 23 12:37:36 2014 +0200
@@ -1512,6 +1512,8 @@
     gclog_or_tty->print_cr("cms_allocation_rate=%g", stats().cms_allocation_rate());
     gclog_or_tty->print_cr("occupancy=%3.7f", _cmsGen->occupancy());
     gclog_or_tty->print_cr("initiatingOccupancy=%3.7f", _cmsGen->initiating_occupancy());
+    gclog_or_tty->print_cr("cms_time_since_begin=%3.7f", stats().cms_time_since_begin());
+    gclog_or_tty->print_cr("cms_time_since_end=%3.7f", stats().cms_time_since_end());
     gclog_or_tty->print_cr("metadata initialized %d",
       MetaspaceGC::should_concurrent_collect());
   }
@@ -1574,6 +1576,28 @@
       return true;
     }
 
+  // CMSTriggerInterval starts a CMS cycle if enough time has passed.
+  if (CMSTriggerInterval >= 0) {
+    if (CMSTriggerInterval == 0) {
+      // Trigger always
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // Check the CMS time since begin (we do not check the stats validity
+    // as we want to be able to trigger the first CMS cycle as well)
+    if (stats().cms_time_since_begin() >= (CMSTriggerInterval / ((double) MILLIUNITS))) {
+      if (Verbose && PrintGCDetails) {
+        if (stats().valid()) {
+          gclog_or_tty->print_cr("CMSCollector: collect because of trigger interval (time since last begin %3.7f secs)",
+                                 stats().cms_time_since_begin());
+        } else {
+          gclog_or_tty->print_cr("CMSCollector: collect because of trigger interval (first collection)");
+        }
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
   return false;
 }
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp	Wed Apr 23 10:12:34 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp	Wed Apr 23 12:37:36 2014 +0200
@@ -1931,6 +1931,10 @@
           "not just one of the generations (e.g., G1). A value of 0 "       \
           "denotes 'do constant GC cycles'.")                               \
                                                                             \
+  manageable(intx, CMSTriggerInterval, -1,                                  \
+          "Commence a CMS collection cycle (at least) every so many "       \
+          "milliseconds (0 permanently, -1 disabled)")                      \
+                                                                            \
   product(bool, UseCMSInitiatingOccupancyOnly, false,                       \
           "Only use occupancy as a criterion for starting a CMS collection")\
                                                                             \