The Missing Benchmark Metric: Memory Consumption
Channel: FOSDEM
Date: 2019-02-11

by Jens Wilke

At: FOSDEM 2019
https://video.fosdem.org/2019/H.1302/memory_benchmark.webm


When doing benchmarks we are usually interested in comparing the throughput of
different solutions. However, when the code under investigation is not
trivial, memory consumption may vary significantly, because using more memory
to achieve better throughput is a typical design trade off. 

The talk discusses what memory metrics are more or less meaningful and what
approaches can be used to track memory consumption alongside JMH benchmarks. A
special focus will be given on dynamic effects on the interaction with the
garbage collector and whether it is possible to get some stable benchmark
results. 

Room: H.1302 (Depage)
Scheduled start: 2019-02-02 15:20:00+01