Just Curious, What Kind Of Garbage Collector Does Sun's JVM Use?

[res7cxbi]

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[Chris Smith]

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What exactly do you want to know? The collector is generational,
precise, and copying in most situations. I'm not sure if there's a non-
copying collector in there for large objects or the oldest generation...
but those are typical places where mark/sweep might be used.

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[Robert Klemme]

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http://java.sun.com/docs/hotspot/gc/
http://java.sun.com/docs/hotspot/gc1.4.2/index.html
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/ALT/RefObj/
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/performance/1st_edition/html/JPAppGC.fm.html
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/j-jtp01274.html?ca=dnt-54
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/ibm/library/i-gctroub/
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robert