On Thu, 9 Feb 2023 15:20:23 GMT, Volker Simonis <simo...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> 4. the lambda proxy class has the strong relationship with the class loader > (that will share the VM metaspace for its defining loader - implementation > details) A lambda proxy class is the implementation of the lambda/method reference in class `C` and it's logical part of class `C` and therefore it has a strong relationship with the class loader. The VM implementation creates one `ClassLoaderData` in the metaspace space for each "weak" hidden class, i.e. it consumes more C heap memory. If a hidden class has a strong relationship with its defining loader, it should keep it strong. ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/12493
