> From: Christopher Schultz [mailto:ch...@christopherschultz.net] > Subject: Re: tomcat memory usage > > So, static members are stored outside the heap? Where are they stored? > PermGen?
They're definitely not in the main Java heap; I'm pretty sure they're in PermGen, although it's been awhile since I've looked at that code. Keeping them in PermGen makes it easier for the all the GC reference-chasing logic to work. - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers.
