For a Java process, there are several memory pools or spaces - Java heap, Metaspace, PermGen (in versions prior to Java 8) and native heap. Each of these memory pools might encounter its own set ...

You can fix your Java memory leak problem without a costly JVM heap dump. Just use Java Flight Recorder's Old Object Sample event and view the recording in JDK Mission Control.

Because Java uses automatic garbage collection, developers think Java programs are free from possible memory leaks. Although automatic garbage collection solves the main cause of memory leaks ...

A heap dump is a snapshot of what’s in your Java program’s memory at a given point in time. It contains details about objects that are present in memory, actual data that is present within those ...

Memory bugs, essentially a mistake in the management of heap memory, can occur in any program that is being written, enhanced, or maintained.

For the Azure cloud, jaz takes over the configuration of the heap size and the garbage strategy, among other things. The tool uses AppsCDS and, in the future, Project Leyden for optimization.

An Oracle-developed, low-latency Java garbage collector geared to large heaps could move to the open source community, if a proposal to do so gets community approval. Votes are due by November 8.