Internal Architecture Of JVM
Classloader:
Classloader is a subsystem of JVM that
is used to load class files.
Class(Method) Area:
Class(Method) Area stores per-class
structures such as the runtime constant pool, field and method data, the code
for methods.
Heap:
It is the runtime data area in which
objects are allocated.
Stack:
Java Stack stores frames.It holds local variables
and partial results, and plays a part in method invocation and return.
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Each thread has a private JVM stack, created at
the same time as thread.
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A new frame is created each time a method is
invoked. A frame is destroyed when its method invocation completes.
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Program Counter
Register:
PC (program counter) register. It contains
the address of the Java virtual machine instruction currently being executed.
Native Method Stack:
It contains all the native methods used
in the application.
Execution Engine:
It contains:
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A virtual processor
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Interpreter:-Read
bytecode stream then execute the instructions.
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Just-In-Time(JIT) compiler:-It is used to improve the performance.JIT
compiles parts of the byte code that have similar functionality at the same
time, and hence reduces the amount of time needed for compilation.Here the
term ?compiler? refers to a translator from the instruction set of a Java
virtual machine (JVM) to the instruction set of a specific CPU.
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