Howdy, Search the archives, as the relationship of the heap size to the total java OS process size has been described numerous times. What you're seeing is normal.
Yoav Shapira Millennium ChemInformatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Asim Alp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 11:25 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Tomcat heap vs. java.exe > >I have a quick question. When I run Tomcat 5.0.18, my java.exe starts >with ~65MB. Then as my websites get hits, java.exe starts increasing. >I run tomcat with the -Xms128m -Xmx256m options. So the startup heap >size of tomcat is 128MB. After my first start, I usually have around >80 MB free memory for Tomcat. > >My question is, why is the startup java.exe size is smaller than my >total heap size? Does the size of java.exe grow as the heap starts >being used. I would expect java.exe to be at least 128 MB (plus the >JVM memory) since that is how much is allocated. > >Thanks, > >Asim > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
