Developing a GC for the HotSpot VM

[Andrei Formiga]

Hi,

I'm a PhD student currently researching concurrent/parallel garbage
collection algorithms, and I'd like to implement some algorithms on a real
platform to test them with realistic loads. The Java HotSpot VM seems to me
a good candidate for this. Are there any documentation/guides that can help
me to start on the right path? I started looking at the sources, but if
there's additional documentation I'd like to see it.

Also, any other tips or suggestions are appreciated. I have previous
experience implementing garbage collection algorithms on experimental
compilers/runtimes, but have never hacked the JVM. Thanks in advance.

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[]s, Andrei Formiga
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