JavaFX Application Heat up MacBook Pro

[Chien Yang]

You are correct. MBP 13 only has an integrated GPU and those 2 fixes 
mentioned earlier don't apply to your case.

- Chien

On 3/25/16, 3:15 PM, Tai Hu wrote:
> I have a MacBook Pro 13 inch (2014 model). If I remembered correctly, it
> only has an integrated GPU. There is no discreet GPU
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tai
>
> On Friday, March 25, 2016, Phil Race<philip.race at oracle.com>  wrote:
>
>>
>> See https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/qa/qa1734/_index.html
>> It is mentioned in (one of) the bugs you can get to if you follow the JBS
>> bug trail
>>
>> -phil.
>>
>> On 3/25/2016 2:48 PM, Tai Hu wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for the info. What entry should I put into info.plist?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> On Friday, March 25, 2016, Kevin Rushforth<kevin.rushforth at oracle.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes, 8u77 has the FX fix for this issue:
>>>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8132775
>>>>
>>>> However, due to the way Apple chose to enable this, you will need to
>>>> package your application with the appropriate entry in the Info.plist
>>>> file.
>>>>
>>>> The equivalent AWT fix --
>>>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8041900
>>>> -- is fixed in 8u92 which is scheduled to be released next month.
>>>>
>>>> -- Kevin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tai Hu wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am on the latest 8u77.
>>>>> On Friday, March 25, 2016, Scott Palmer<swpalmer at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What version of JavaFX are you running?
>>>>>> There is a known issue, where JavaFX (and AWT/Swing) trigger activation
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the discreet GPU.  I believe for FX the issue has been resolved in the
>>>>>> latest version, but the equivalent AWT fix hasn't made it to a released
>>>>>> version yet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mar 25, 2016, at 4:12 PM, Tai Hu<tai.hu at veroanalytics.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <javascript:;>>  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My JavaFX application runs fine on a Windows box with less than 10% of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> CPU usage. However, if I run the same application on a MacBook Pro 13
>>>>>> inch
>>>>>> (Laptop monitor, no external monitor). About 30 seconds after I
>>>>>> launched
>>>>>> application, MacBook cooling fan will kick in and running high, just a
>>>>>> few
>>>>>> minutes later, laptop is too hot to put directly on your lap. Actually
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> tried Ensemble app, which has exactly same issue. Few minutes after
>>>>>> launch,
>>>>>> fan kicks in and laptop become hot. I put my application under VisualVM
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> also checked Mac Activity Monitor, based on the number both of them
>>>>>> show
>>>>>> the CPU usage is not extremely high and average out about 25% and
>>>>>> sometimes
>>>>>> spike to 40%. But entire machine heats up. Almost all of our Mac
>>>>>> clients
>>>>>> complained about this issue to us. Does anyone could shield some light
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> this issue?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Tai
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>