Which optimizations does Hotspot apply?

[Andrew Haley]

On 01/24/2014 09:36 PM, Andrej Golovnin wrote:

> Could you please explain it a little bit more? When is that
> optimization applied, e.g. what conditions are required for this
> optimization, since which version of JDK/Hotspot it is supported,
> where it is implemented in JDK?
> 
> When I take look at a product I'm working on, I see a lot instances
> of ArrayList$Itr objects, which are created by for-each loops (we
> use JDK 7u51).

Rather than asking these questions, you should have a look:

Read the bytecode javac generates.

Build a debug JVM and look at the assembly code HotSpot produces.

Turn on GC tracing and have a look.

Use a system profiling tool (e.g. oprofile) to measure the time taken.

Don't believe what anyone tells you: find out for yourself.

Then you'll know.

Andrew.