Disassemble Java JIT compiled native bytecode

Question

Is there any way to do an assembly dump of the native code generated by the Java just-in-time compiler?

And a related question: Is there any way to use the JIT compi

Answer 1

Check out the Oracle Solaris Studio Performance Analyzer. I saw Charlie Hunt demo it at a conference, and it was simply breathtaking. It lets you do runtime debugging and disassembly of Java applications, i.e. view the machine instructions with hotspots actually highlighted. See also this book excerpt: http://charliehunt.ulitzer.com/node/2067673

More documentation: Oracle Solaris Studio 12.2: Performance Analyzer