JDK-6323105 : Giving reasonable Error Message when running out of Perm-Space
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: runtime
  • Affected Version: 5.0u4
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2005-09-13
  • Updated: 2011-01-27
  • Resolved: 2006-04-24
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Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-6366021 - Implement GC time limit feature for permanent gen collections.
Relates :  
JDK-4965918 - JVM Out of Memory Handling: print extra information to help application team
Relates :  
JDK-6320642 - JVM consuming 99% CPU in java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1
Description
Please give some meaningfull Error-Message, when JVM runs out of Perm Space rather than to loop, block or deadlock. Best whould be a Java Exception like "OutOfPermSpaceException", although this might be impossible at that point.

Please see Bug# 6320642 for testcase
Comments
EVALUATION There have been several improve out of memory handling rfe's. The one that prints the string of which memory ran out (perm space, old gen, etc) is 4965918. I think the bug part of this RFE (looping, hanging, etc when running out of perm space) is covered by CR 6370163 (bug) and the request for more information is covered by CR's 6366021 (RFE), as Ramki indicated in the comments. I think it's appropriate to close this as a duplicate of that RFE.
24-04-2006