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Java 11 and 12 – New Features
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Java 11 and 12 – New Features

by Mala Gupta
March 2019
Intermediate to advanced
242 pages
6h 21m
English
Packt Publishing
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Colored pointers

Colored pointers are one of the core concepts of ZGC. It enables ZGC to find, mark, locate, and remap the objects. It doesn't support x32 platforms. Implementation of colored points needs virtual address masking, which could be accomplished either in the hardware, operating system, or software. The following diagram shows the 64-bit pointer layout:

As shown in the preceding diagram, the 64-bit object reference is divided as follows:

  • 18 bits: Unused bits
  • 1-bit: Finalizable
  • 1-bit: Remapped
  • 1-bit: Marked1
  • 1-bit: Marked0
  • 42 bits: Object Address

The first 18 bits are reserved for future use. The 42 bits can address up to 4 TB ...

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ISBN: 9781789133271