One nice property of the JFR method profiler is that it does not require for the threads to be at safe points for stacks to be sampled. However, since the common case is that stacks will only be walked at safe points, HotSpot normally does not provide metadata for non-safe point parts of the code, which means that such samples will not be properly resolved to the correct line number and BCI. That is, unless you specify:

-XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+DebugNonSafepoints

With the DebugNonSafepoints, the compiler will generate the necessary metadata for the parts of the code not at safe points as well.

Big thanks to Doug Simon and Gilles Duboscq for noting this!

So despite my recent blog of despair, I am now involved in two sessions at JavaOne 2014. Another Oracle session had to be cancelled, which allowed some room for a session on how to use the Java Flight Recorder. There will likely be a guest appearance from another Oracle team on that session too. 🙂

So here are the sessions I am involved in:

Using Oracle Java Flight Recorder [CON10912]

The former Oracle JRockit Mission Control, a feature of Oracle Java SE Advanced, is now called Oracle Java Mission Control. This tools suite includes tools for monitoring, managing, and profiling your Java application without introducing the performance overhead normally associated with tools of this type. One of the most important components of Oracle Java Mission Control is Oracle Java Flight Recorder. This session discusses how to use Oracle Java Flight Recorder to analyze various aspects of Java programs running on Oracle’s HotSpot JDK.

The presentation
• Explains how Oracle Java Flight Recorder works
• Shows different ways to control Oracle Java Flight Recorder
• Shows examples of how to analyze recordings in different ways

Tuesday, Sep 30, 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM – Hilton – Continental Ballroom 4

and:

Be in Control of Your JavaFX Mission [CON2262]

Starting with JDK 8u20, Java Flight Recorder (JFR) and Java Mission Control (JMC) can help you look under the hood of the JavaFX runtime to better understand the behavior of your application. This session takes you on a tour of all the steps from launching your app to visualizing collected data in the JavaFX plug-in of JMC. It provides a brief overview of the JavaFX architecture required to correctly interpret and analyze presented data. JavaFX developers will learn how interaction with JFR is implemented in the JavaFX runtime and how it can be extended to collect and visualize information they need. 

Thursday, Oct 2, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Hilton – Plaza B

Looking forward to seeing you there! 🙂