Additional Notes
Object Promotion in Generational GC?
Track: Java
Topic: Garbage Collection
Focus: Generational GC
Java: Generational GC
Answer
Objects are promoted after surviving multiple Minor GCs.
In a generational garbage collector, when an object in the Young Generation survives several Minor GCs, it is promoted to the Old Generation. This is because surviving multiple collections suggests that the object might have a longer lifespan.
In a generational garbage collector, when an object in the Young Generation survives several Minor GCs, it is promoted to the Old Generation. This is because surviving multiple collections suggests that the object might have a longer lifespan.
Topics: Garbage Collection Generational GC Java