Figure 1 is a heap usage chart provided by JProbe. It gives a runtime summary of the heap memory in use over time as the Java EE application runs.

You can adjust the number of objects on the Java heap tracked by Flight Recorder by adjusting the old object queue size:-XX:FlightRecordingOptions=old-object-queue-size=512 JDK Mission Control memory ...

When you create a new object in Java,aClass a = new aClass();memory is dynamically allocated on the process's heap to store the object instance. A reference to this object is created on the stack ...

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.