> I would like to know it also - actually is should be similar, plus there are > no dependencies to sun.misc packages.
I don't remember the discussion, but I assume the reason is that allocateDirect() is not freeable except by waiting for soft ref counting. This is enforced by the API in order to enable safe use of allocated memory without it being possible to use to break out of the JVM sandbox. JNA or misc.unsafe allows explicit freeing (at the cost of application bugs maybe segfaulting the JVM or causing other side-effects; i.e., breaking out of the managed runtime sandbox). -- / Peter Schuller (@scode, http://worldmodscode.wordpress.com)
