RFR: JDK-8324287: Record total and free swap space in JFR [v2]

[Matthias Baesken]

On Fri, 26 Jan 2024 14:43:50 GMT, Matthias Baesken <mbaesken at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Total and free swap space should be recorded in JFR, because it is important to know e.g. in case of memory shortages.
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>> Currently we only have a container related event (ContainerMemoryUsage) that provides some info but no general event.
>> PhysicalMemory could be enhanced or a new event added.
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>> There is already some coding (see Java_com_sun_management_internal_OperatingSystemImpl_getTotalSwapSpaceSize0 and
>> Java_com_sun_management_internal_OperatingSystemImpl_getFreeSwapSpaceSize0) for the swap space info retrieval.
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> Matthias Baesken has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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Thanks for the review !
One remaining question is (os_linux)  "do we need to handle container envs separately ?" 
Will maybe ask Severin gehwolf about his opinion.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17581#issuecomment-1914209919