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Feature request: remote instrumentation profiling

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Description

The generations count feature of the instrumentation memory profiler is the fastest way to identify a memory leak. It's useful to be able to attach to a remote JVM in dev/QA envs to check this, there are environments where running VisualVM on the remote machine is not possible.

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Research direction

Start with VisualVM's instrumentation memory profiler and its generations count feature, then trace how it attaches to a local JVM. Determine the supported way to attach to a remote JVM in development or QA environments and define how generations profiling should work there. Done means the remote profiling workflow is implemented and verified without requiring VisualVM to run on the remote machine.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
devtools, performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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