Use of -noverify when launching java apps

Question

I have seen many apps that take instrument classes and take -javaagent as a param when loading also put a -noverify to the command line.

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Answer 1

The new verifier that is introduced in JAVA 6 is very complicated to process for code manipulations.

Take a look at this: http://chrononsystems.com/blog/java-7-design-flaw-leads-to-huge-backward-step-for-the-jvm

and the related bug report: http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=8009595