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Java Memory Management

by Maaike van Putten, Dr. Seán Kennedy

November 2022

Intermediate to advanced

146 pages

3h 16m

English

Packt Publishing

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Technical requirementsUnderstanding computer memory and Java memoryComputer memoryAccessing the main memoryOverview of the main memoryJava memory and the JVMThe JVMMemory management and the JVMMemory management before JavaUnderstanding the JVM’s components for memory managementRuntime data areaCreating variables in JavaPrimitives and reference typesStoring variables on the stackCurrent frame and current methodElements of the frameValues on the stackPrimitives and wrapper classesCreating objects in JavaStoring objects on the heapExploring the MetaspaceSummary
Technical requirementsUnderstanding primitives on the stack and heapStoring objects on the heapReferencesObjectsUnderstanding the differences between references and objectsManaging object references and securityInspecting the escaping references issueSummary
Exploring the different generations on the heapGarbage collection rootsLearning how the spaces are usedUnderstanding the minor garbage collection algorithmDemonstrating the minor garbage collection algorithm in actionSummary
Technical requirementsBeing eligible for GCMarking by the garbage collectorStop-the-worldReference counting and islands of isolationSweeping by the garbage collectorNormal sweepingSweeping with compactingSweeping with copyingExploring GC implementationsGenerational GCSerial GCParallel GCCMS GCG1 GCZ GCMonitoring GCSummary
JVM usage of the MetaspaceClass loadingReleasing Metaspace memoryMetaspace runs out of memoryMetaspace size exceeds a JVM-set thresholdGarbage collection of the MetaspaceSummary
Technical requirementsThe basics of JVM tuning for memory managementObtaining relevant metrics for memory managementWell-functioning memoryNormal latencyLevel of throughputProfiling Java applicationsProfiling with jstat and jmapProfiling with VisualVMTuning the configurations of the JVMTuning the heap size and thread stack sizeLogging low memoryTuning the MetaspaceGarbage collection tuning
Technical requirementsUnderstanding memory leaksSpotting memory leaksHeap memory footprintGarbage collector activityHeap dumpAvoiding memory leaksCommon pitfalls and how to avoid themSummary

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4 Freeing Memory with Garbage Collection

Allocated memory needs to be deallocated when it is no longer needed. In some languages, the developer needs to take care of that. In some others, such as Java, this happens automatically. For Java, the garbage collector does this. The deallocation of memory is necessary for an application to keep running. Without the ability to free memory when it is no longer needed, we would only be able to allocate memory once, and eventually, we would run out of memory. In this chapter, we will be learning more about freeing memory on the heap using the garbage collector.

This can be a tough topic! Before you are ready for this chapter, you’ll need to have a clear understanding of the heap space. Again, we’ll visualize ...