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by xxs 94 days ago
Java has a quite strict max heap setting, it's very uncommon to let it allocate up to 25% of the system memory (the default). It won't grow past that point, though.

Baring bugs/native leaks - Java has a very predictable memory allocation.
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NooneAtAll3 94 days ago
we aren't talking about allocation, tho

we are talking about DEallocation

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xxs 94 days ago
it's a reply to:

"To an outsider, that looks like the JVM heap just steadily growing, which is easy to mistake for a memory leak."

I cut the part that it's possible to make JVM return memory heap after compaction but usually it's not done, i.e. if something grew once, it's likely to do it again.

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