JDK-7021474 : Implement an interface usable by all the GC's for allocating and freeing class meta-data
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: gc
  • Affected Version: 7-pool
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2011-02-22
  • Updated: 2012-09-06
  • Resolved: 2012-09-06
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-6964458 - Reimplement class meta-data storage to use native memory
Relates :  
JDK-7021469 - Implement the deallocation of the per class loader arenas
Description
There are currently 3 (maybe 4) interfaces to the permanent generation.  Replace those 
with a single interface to the class meta-data which is no longer in the perm gen.