if your os is linux and like, it is bin/catalina.sh 2005/11/28, Chen Jerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Well, you use tomcat, right? > There is bin/catalina.bat, where you can specify -XX options. > > 2005/11/28, Chen Jerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Well, heap size and each division has its default value. In fact, they > > are specified proper values, such as minimal size, maximal size, > > ratio, etc., according to requirement. Did you try customizing memory > > model of Hotspot at application startup? I suppose your problem can be > > solved by increase the maximal size of perm division at startup. > > You can start up <app> as follows, but I am not sure: > > java -XX:MaxPermSize=10m <app> > > > > 2005/11/28, Eric Plante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > It uses hotspot. > > > > > > I don't append litteral strings but I append substrings of a String object > > > in my StringBuilders. > > > > > > By HD memory I meant physical. > > > > > > If I understand well, there is no solution to my problem, I will always be > > > limited to the heap size? That really troublesome, it should use the > > > physical memory when the heap overload. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > 2005/11/28, Eric Plante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > 1-How do I know if I use hotspot or not? > > > $ java -version > > > > > > > 2-Is StringBuilder using the same heap as String? > > > > > > "xxx" is regard as permniant object. does your StringBuilder leverages > > > sb.append("xxx")? > > > If so, I suppose it is the same to String s="xxx";sb.append(s); > > > > 3-What if I can't control the size of the Strings since they come from > > > files > > > > that can be as big as the HD memory? > > > String loaded seems not to be deal with in the same way as String s = > > > "xxx" > > > > > > > 4-Is there a way to use the Hard Drive memory instead of the stack? > > > I have no idea what is Hard Drive memory, sorry. > > > and stack differs from heap, both differ from physical memory. > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > Well, I suppose I can offer some tip that may help. > > > > > > > > Let me suppose you use Hotspot VM. > > > > > > > > Sun's Hotspot VM 's heap space consists of three divisions for young > > > > generation, old generation and perminant generation. Young generation > > > > refers to objects that are created and usually it died in a short > > > > time. The corresponding division leverages copying to collect garbage. > > > > When some object survives after several gc, It is moved to old > > > > generation division, where mark-and-sweep is leveraged. And the > > > > perminant gereration is where class objects reside, its default size > > > > is 4M(I am not certain). > > > > > > > > Well, in case of String s = "xxxx"; "xxxx" is put into division of > > > > perminant generation. Your String is huge enough to exceed the size > > > > limit and of course throws OutOfMemory error. You can increase only > > > > the size of division of perminant generation to solve the problem by > > > > specifying some -X option. I am sorry to say that I lose my notebook > > > > the day before yesterday, so I cannot give any further tip. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Jerry > > > > > > > > 2005/11/28, Eric Plante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I have a struts application(1.1) using Eclipse and Exadel Studio with > > > > tomcat > > > > > 5.5.9 using Jave 5.0 > > > > > > > > > > I have to deal with a huge String in memory, about 5-6M and every > > > > > time I > > > > run > > > > > my web application, I get java.OutOfMemoryError: java heap > > > space...always > > > > at > > > > > the same place(I fill a StringBuilder with the main String + other > > > strings > > > > > so I am effectively dealing with 2 huge strings at that point). > > > > > > > > > > When I run my application with a smaller string, it works fine so I > > > > checked > > > > > for potential memory leak or bust but it seems to run just the minimum > > > > > strings and stringbuilder object the application requires and all the > > > > > objects should be destroyed properly. > > > > > > > > > > I checked the web and all I could find was to try raising the heap > > > > > space > > > > > exept that java -server -Xmx512m doesn't see any server and it doesn't > > > > seem > > > > > to be a good idea to raise the heap stack anyway but I saw a post > > > > > saying > > > > > that Java 5.0 was using a proper heap size(1G although I don't have 1G > > > > RAM, > > > > > I suppose it uses what it can.) > > > > > > > > > > I always thought that if there wasn't enough space in memory, > > > applications > > > > > would use the HD as memory slowing down the application but at least > > > > > it > > > > > wouldn't explode. > > > > > > > > > > Any idea how my problem could be solved? Are there any memory obscure > > > > > restrictions to String and StringBuilder I should know that books > > > doesn't > > > > > say? I just can't see how 2 5M String in memory could be that much of > > > > > a > > > > > problem in 2005. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >
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