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Repost: Tips and tricks for dealing with a fragmented Java heap

By henrik.stahl on September 11, 2008 4:27 AM

Originally posted in December 2007, reposted on request. The problem described here is generic and applies to all JVMs using mark-n-sweep or similar GC algorithms. Heap fragmentation occurs when a Java application allocates a mix of small and large objects...

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Repost: How fragmented is my Java heap?

By henrik.stahl on September 11, 2008 4:16 AM

Originally posted in December 2007, reposted on request. The problem described here is generic and applies to all JVMs using mark-n-sweep or similar GC algorithms. JRockit Mission Control is now free for development and evaluation, you can download it here....

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Repost: How to get (almost) 3 GB heap on Windows!

By henrik.stahl on September 11, 2008 3:47 AM

Originally posted in December 2005 on http://dev2dev.bea.com/blogs/hstahl, reposted on request with a few minor updates. I find it amazing that the very useful "non-contiguous heap" feature described here is still unique to JRockit after 2.5 years... As you may be...

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