On Fri, 28 May 2021 10:49:32 GMT, Anton Kozlov <[email protected]> wrote:

>> Please review a small change that adds an option to GC.heap_dump to use an 
>> existing file. 
>> 
>> The option is necessary if the target file is a predefined file-like object, 
>> like a named pipe. This opens up a lot of possibilities to process a heap 
>> dump without storing it to the file system first.
>> 
>> Reviews of the CSR linked to the bug would be appreciated as well.
>
> Anton Kozlov has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional 
> commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Extend HeapDumpTest

`-f` is overloaded with meanings in various Unix utilities, I'd like to keep it 
specific. For example, `cp -f` will actually do something different, it will 
delete the file and create a new one. `jcmd -rewrite` will reuse the same file.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/4183

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