I was reminded of the existence of the following tutorials. There is an
treasure trove of really valuable information here. I invite people to
take a look.
There is also an MMTk tutorial there, but it is out of date and frankly
(as an author ;-) not as good as the ones listed below. The first of
the tutorials listed below is the most recent, is not Jikes RVM
specific, and is perhaps the place to start.
--Steve
Dynamic Compilation and Adaptive Optimization in Virtual Machines
http://jikesrvm.sourceforge.net/info/presentations.shtml#pldi04
The Design and Implementation of the Jikes RVM Optmizing Compiler
http://jikesrvm.sourceforge.net/info/presentations.shtml#oopsla02
The Design and Implementation of the Jalapeño Research VM for Java
http://jikesrvm.sourceforge.net/info/presentations.shtml#pact01