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How to measure stack memory in Java?

There is a single core class that is used in transaction engine. I did a test with high number of concurrent transaction which resulted in a deadly stack-overflow exception. I would like to know if there is any way to measure how much stack memory is available in order to avoid the exception.

I am looking into a dynamic way of doing it as setting a hard limit on the number of concurrent transactions is not ideal.

Solution

  • Give Java VisualVM a try. It's from Oracle, and included with the JDK. You can find it here:

    ${JDK}/bin/jvisualvm.exe

    Almost anything you want to know about your Java application's performance can be observed through this.

    Here's a quick tutorial if you need it, although it doesn't actually need much of an explanation.