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Preventing mark stack overflows during garbage collection in the Java SDK

Troubleshooting


Problem

In the Java™ SDK shipped for AIX®, Linux® and Windows®, the mark stack is created during the first phase of garbage collection when live objects are marked for retention. Objects are taken off the stack and any references held by the object are added. Mark stack overflow in itself does not indicate an error condition, but it does result in increased CPU utilization.

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Modified date:
03 March 2025

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