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Key:

RVM

Name:

RVM

Description:

The Jikes Research Virtual Machine (RVM) is designed to execute Java(TM) programs and is typically used in research on fundamental virtual machine design issues.

Creator (Creation Date):

xircles (Jan 19, 2007)

Last Modifier (Mod. Date):

pdonald (Jan 20, 2007)

Available Pages:

User Guide
- Architecture
  - Adaptive Optimization System
    - AOS Controller
    - Cost Benefit Model
    - Jikes RVM's compilers
    - Life Cycle of a Compiled Method
    - Logging and Debugging
    - Threading and Yieldpoints
  - Compilers
    - Baseline Compiler
    - JNI Compiler
    - Optimizing Compiler
      - BURS
      - Compiler Optimization Comparison Chart
      - IR
      - Method Compilation
      - OptTestHarness
  - Core Runtime Services
    - Bootstrap
    - Class and Code Management
    - Exception Management
    - JNI
    - Object Model
    - Thread Management
    - VM Callbacks
    - VM Conventions
  - Magic
    - Compiler Intrinsics
    - Raw Memory Access
    - Unboxed Types
    - Uninterruptible Code
  - MMTk
    - Memory Allocation in JikesRVM
    - Scanning Objects in JikesRVM
    - Using GCSpy
- Care and Feeding
  - Building the RVM
    - Building on Windows
    - Building Patched Versions
    - Cross-Platform Building
    - Primordial Class List
    - Using buildit
  - Configuring the RVM
  - Debugging the RVM
    - GDB Stack Walking
  - Experimental Guidelines
  - Get The Source
  - Modifying the RVM
    - Adding a New GC
    - Coding Conventions
    - Coding Style
    - Compiler DNA
    - Editing JikesRVM in an IDE
  - Profiling Applications with Jikes RVM
  - Quick Start Guide
  - Running the RVM
  - Testing the RVM
    - External Test Resources
    - Test Run Descriptions
  - The MMTk Test Harness
- MMTk Tutorial
  - Building a Hybrid Collector
  - Building a Mark-sweep Collector
  - MMTk Tutorial Preliminaries
    - MMTk Tutorial Mark-Sweep
  - Preliminaries