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Bionix1441
Bionix1441

Reputation: 2319

How is smart linking performed by the java virtual machine?

I know that smart linking is the removal of unused bytecode from an application by the vm. How and when is smart linking performed by the virtual machine ?

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Stephen C
Stephen C

Reputation: 719299

As far as I know, Hotspot JVMs don't employ anything called "smart linking". According to Google, "smart linking" is a term used in the context of the Jamacia VM project (for example, here). From a brief reading, that JVM translates bytecodes into C and then compiles it. Anyhow, the link explains what is going on ...

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