CFP: The HotSpot Whitebox-Testing API

[Volker Simonis]

Title: The HotSpot Whitebox-Testing API

Abstract:
One of the not so well-known tools of the HotSpot VM is its
Whitebox-Testing API. Introduced in Java 7 it has been significantly
improved and extended in Java 8 and 9. It can be used to query or
change HotSpot internals which are not otherwise exposed to
Java-land. While its features make it an indispensable tool for
writing good HotSpot regression tests, it can also be used for
experiments or for the mere fun of peeking into the VM.

This talk will give an overview of the Whitebox-Testing API, it will
show you how to build and use it and finally it will explain how the
API can be easily extend to fit your own needs.

Bio:
Volker Simonis works in the SAP JVM Technology team. He is an
OpenJDK contributor from the very beginning and helped SAP to engage
in the OpenJDK project. He's the project lead of the OpenJDK
PowerPC/AIX porting project, JDK8 committer and JDK9 reviewer.

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