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| 32 | gctest |
| 33 | |
| 34 | This agent library can be used to track garbage collection events. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | You can use this agent library as follows: |
| 37 | |
| 38 | java -agentlib:gctest ... |
| 39 | |
| 40 | To get help on the available options try: |
| 41 | |
| 42 | java -agentlib:gctest=help |
| 43 | |
| 44 | See ${JAVA_HOME}/demo/jvmti/index.html for help running and building agents. |
| 45 | |
| 46 | The Events JVMTI_EVENT_GARBAGE_COLLECTION_START, |
| 47 | JVMTI_EVENT_GARBAGE_COLLECTION_FINISH, and JVMTI_EVENT_OBJECT_FREE |
| 48 | all have limitations as to what can be called directly inside the |
| 49 | agent callback functions (e.g. no JNI calls are allowed, and limited |
| 50 | interface calls can be made). However, by using raw monitors and a separate |
| 51 | watcher thread, this agent demonstrates how these limitations can be |
| 52 | easily avoided, allowing the watcher thread to do just about anything |
| 53 | after the JVMTI_EVENT_GARBAGE_COLLECTION_FINISH event. |
| 54 | |