Java proposal would lower GC latency

Java garbage collection – the reallocation of memory through deletion of unused objects – would be improved through a proposal being considered by the developers of standard Java.

A JDK Enhancement Proposal (JEP) being floated in the OpenJDK Java community calls for reducing latency by implementing region pinning to the G1 (Garbage-First) garbage collector, so collection would not have to be disabled during Java Native Interface (JNI) critical regions. Goals of this plan include:

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