Hi Stefan,
I intended to say that we should replace the memory label with the new
memory graph. That will prevent the "misleading" Committed Memory display
from confusing everyone.
regards,
Larry
On 3/26/07, Stefan Steiniger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
yes.. a good opinion :)
but where to put the graph?
stefan
Larry Becker schrieb:
> Hi Erwan,
>
> Here is my answer again. I cut out all of the prior post history so it
> should make it though.
>
> I have found that many things in OJ use a lot of temporary memory, but
> don't trigger the garbage collection so the Committed Memory label often
> gives a pessimistic view. There is a one second timer in
> com.vividsolutions.jump
> .workbench.ui.WorkbenchFrame that updates the Committed Memory display
> constantly.
>
> To fix this issue, we would need to use System.gc(), however it would
> not be advisable to do this inside the timer event that updates the
> Committed Memory label because it might slow down any threads that are
> running. Ideally, you would do it when OJ is idle, something I have
> found extremely difficult to determine.
>
> Here is an alternative solution. The Committed Memory label could be
> converted to a more dynamic indicator by generating a color coded bar
> graph (green, yellow, red) as the remaining free memory decreases. This
> allows the user to focus on the most important thing about memory usage:
> when free memory is low, OJ slows down due to frequent garbage
collections.
>
> If you wanted to know exact figures, you could always use the Info tab
> on the Help->About box. The About method gives a much more accurate
> static picture of memory usage since it includes a garbage collect
button.
>
> Does anyone have an opinion on this possible change?
>
> regards,
> Larry Becker
>
>
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