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     31 Header for -agentlib:hprof (or -Xrunhprof) ASCII Output (JDK 5.0 JVMTI based)
     32 
     33 WARNING!  This file format is under development, and is subject to
     34 change without notice.
     35 
     36 This file contains the following types of records:
     37 
     38 THREAD START
     39 THREAD END      mark the lifetime of Java threads
     40 
     41 TRACE           represents a Java stack trace.  Each trace consists
     42                 of a series of stack frames.  Other records refer to
     43                 TRACEs to identify (1) where object allocations have
     44                 taken place, (2) the frames in which GC roots were
     45                 found, and (3) frequently executed methods.
     46 
     47 HEAP DUMP       is a complete snapshot of all live objects in the Java
     48                 heap.  Following distinctions are made:
     49 
     50                 ROOT    root set as determined by GC
     51                 CLS     classes 
     52                 OBJ     instances
     53                 ARR     arrays
     54 
     55 SITES           is a sorted list of allocation sites.  This identifies
     56                 the most heavily allocated object types, and the TRACE
     57                 at which those allocations occurred.
     58 
     59 CPU SAMPLES     is a statistical profile of program execution.  The VM
     60                 periodically samples all running threads, and assigns
     61                 a quantum to active TRACEs in those threads.  Entries
     62                 in this record are TRACEs ranked by the percentage of
     63                 total quanta they consumed; top-ranked TRACEs are
     64                 typically hot spots in the program.
     65 
     66 CPU TIME        is a profile of program execution obtained by measuring
     67                 the time spent in individual methods (excluding the time
     68                 spent in callees), as well as by counting the number of
     69                 times each method is called. Entries in this record are
     70                 TRACEs ranked by the percentage of total CPU time. The
     71                 "count" field indicates the number of times each TRACE 
     72                 is invoked.
     73 
     74 MONITOR TIME    is a profile of monitor contention obtained by measuring
     75                 the time spent by a thread waiting to enter a monitor.
     76                 Entries in this record are TRACEs ranked by the percentage
     77                 of total monitor contention time and a brief description
     78                 of the monitor.  The "count" field indicates the number of 
     79                 times the monitor was contended at that TRACE.
     80 
     81 MONITOR DUMP    is a complete snapshot of all the monitors and threads in 
     82                 the System.
     83 
     84 HEAP DUMP, SITES, CPU SAMPLES|TIME and MONITOR DUMP|TIME records are generated 
     85 at program exit.  They can also be obtained during program execution by typing 
     86 Ctrl-\ (on Solaris) or by typing Ctrl-Break (on Win32).
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