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Re:You could have invented the LMAX Disruptor, if only you w... by dagenix on Thursday August 23, 2018 @11:17AM (#17827952)
It doesn't sound like you understand how memory Management in Java works. In Java, you have a defined heap size. Java will claim memory in order to support that heap. If you are unhappy about how much memory it is using, you can change the heap size.
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Re:You could have invented the LMAX Disruptor, if only you w... by jerven on Thursday August 23, 2018 @12:19PM (#17828504)
Or use ShenadoahGC ;) and it will uncommit heap not in use. Or wait for http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/8204089 to land. In any case vastly improving idle RSS consumption.
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