Java 9 High Performance

Benefits of thread dump analysis

Analyzing thread dumps gives programmers essential the information of Java threads at a particular point in time. Thread dump analysis provides the following pieces of information:

• Thread name: You will be presented with a number of a thread if you are using java.lang.Thread for thread generation. However, if you use the class java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory, you will get a pool name along with a thread number.
• Thread priority: This will show the priority of a thread.
• Thread ID: This displays a thread’s unique ID that can provide essential information in terms of thread memory or CPU usage.
• Stack trace: This is a report that shows a snapshot of an active stack frame at a particular point in time.

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