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Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector

From	Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector
Date	2012-06-18 04:32 -0700
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On Saturday, June 16, 2012 6:51:13 PM UTC+2, Aaron W. Hsu wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:37:32 -0400, Eric Sosman wrote:
> 
> > Even if the thread you're interested in is careful not to create new
> > object instances, object creation in other threads can trigger the
> > garbage collector at pretty much any time.
> 
> The garbage collector is one of the reasons that I have hesitated to move 
> to Java.  In some languages (Chez Scheme) I can get quite explicit 
> control over when and how garbage collection occurs, which can make it 
> possible to do very fine grained things to avoid some of the corner case 
> problems that can manifest in garbage collected languages.  Usually this 
> is not a problem at all, but I would like to have the control nonetheless.

Be sure to try out G1 collector.  In my brief tests so far it worked pretty well with regard to the target timings albeit at the expense of a bit of CPU overhead.

Kind regards

robert

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Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? "Aaron W. Hsu" <arcfide@sacrideo.us> - 2012-06-15 17:33 -0500
  Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-15 15:55 -0700
    Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? "Aaron W. Hsu" <arcfide@sacrideo.us> - 2012-06-15 18:12 -0500
      Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-15 16:31 -0700
        Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? "Aaron W. Hsu" <arcfide@sacrideo.us> - 2012-06-15 20:00 -0500
        Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-06-16 14:39 +0200
          Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-06-16 12:13 -0700
      Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-06-16 00:57 -0700
  Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-15 15:57 -0700
    Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? "Aaron W. Hsu" <arcfide@sacrideo.us> - 2012-06-15 18:12 -0500
  Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-15 20:19 -0400
    Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? "Aaron W. Hsu" <arcfide@sacrideo.us> - 2012-06-15 19:59 -0500
      Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-15 21:37 -0400
        Controlling the Garbage Collector "Aaron W. Hsu" <arcfide@sacrideo.us> - 2012-06-16 11:51 -0500
          Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-16 14:24 -0400
            Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-16 12:24 -0700
              Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-06-16 13:14 -0700
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-16 16:35 -0400
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector "Aaron W. Hsu" <arcfide@sacrideo.us> - 2012-06-16 19:43 -0500
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-23 13:36 +0200
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-06-23 15:39 +0200
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-16 14:34 -0700
          Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-06-18 04:32 -0700
            Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-06-24 14:31 -0700
          Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-06-20 21:19 -0400
            Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector "Aaron W. Hsu" <arcfide@sacrideo.us> - 2012-06-21 13:24 -0500
              Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-21 11:37 -0700
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Fred Greer <fggreer@nospam.invalid> - 2012-06-21 21:20 +0000
              Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-21 15:24 -0400
              Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-06-21 23:46 +0200
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid> - 2012-06-25 15:28 +0300
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-25 09:05 -0400
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-06-25 17:01 +0000
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-25 13:45 -0400
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-25 13:49 -0400
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-06-25 20:41 +0200
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-06-26 12:25 +0000
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-06-26 06:46 -0700
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-06-26 16:26 +0000
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-26 13:07 -0400
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-06-26 22:28 +0200
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-06-26 23:49 +0000
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 18:20 -0700
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Highway to Hell <HtH49439112@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 21:52 -0400
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-26 20:01 -0700
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Highway to Hell <HtH49439112@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 23:23 -0400
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-27 09:05 -0700
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-06-27 20:15 +0000
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-27 13:52 -0700
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-27 13:41 -0700
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-27 19:02 -0700
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-06-28 21:45 +0000
                Re: [OT] Driver's license restrictions (Was: Controlling the Garbage Collector) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-28 15:16 -0700
                Re: [OT] Driver's license restrictions (Was: Controlling the Garbage Collector) Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-06-29 02:10 +0000
                Re: [OT] Driver's license restrictions (Was: Controlling the Garbage Collector) Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-28 19:57 -0700
                Re: [OT] Driver's license restrictions glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-06-29 04:06 +0000
                Re: [OT] Driver's license restrictions Tim Slattery <Slattery_T@bls.gov> - 2012-06-29 08:35 -0400
                Re: [OT] Driver's license restrictions (Was: Controlling the Garbage Collector) Tim Slattery <Slattery_T@bls.gov> - 2012-06-29 08:33 -0400
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Tim Slattery <Slattery_T@bls.gov> - 2012-06-29 08:30 -0400
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-06-29 23:04 +0000
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Highway to Hell <HtH49439112@gmail.com> - 2012-06-27 16:53 -0400
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2012-06-27 11:32 -0500
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Highway to Hell <HtH49439112@gmail.com> - 2012-06-27 16:54 -0400
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-27 11:45 -0700
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Highway to Hell <HtH49439112@gmail.com> - 2012-06-27 16:55 -0400
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-06-27 02:06 +0000
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-06-27 16:34 +0000
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2012-06-27 11:45 -0500
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-02 11:21 +0200
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 13:52 -0700
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-06-26 23:40 +0000
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-26 16:48 -0700
              Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-21 15:15 -0700
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-06-21 15:33 -0700
                Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector "Aaron W. Hsu" <arcfide@sacrideo.us> - 2012-06-21 21:24 -0500
              Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector markspace <-@.> - 2012-06-21 15:23 -0700
        Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-17 15:49 +0200
    Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-06-16 01:00 -0700
      Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-06-16 01:04 -0700
  Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-16 04:03 +0200
  Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2012-06-15 22:27 -0700
    Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-06-16 14:39 +0200
      Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2012-06-18 19:37 -0700
        Re: Recommendations for Lightweight Threading? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-06-19 07:46 -0700

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