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Thread: Memory increases until window is minimized

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    Hi guys!

    I have developed a java swing application loggin serial com port messages. It starts and runs fine for a couple of days, but hangs after some time. After some research the com port handling does not seem te be the problem.

    I checked the memory usage and it seems that memory increases slowly but steadily. My application makes intensive use of the interface (swing) since it logs messsages every second or less. The strange thing is that when I (literally) minimize the program (in windows) the memory use drops to 20MB to go up fast to 70MB and then increase slowly (between 20k and 100k a second) This seems to go on indefinatly (i have waited several times until it went above 150MB). Then when i maximize the window nothing happens but when i minimize it again the memory cycle restarts: drops to about 20MB then 70MB quikly and then slowly indefinitly.

    The VM-size in the task manager stays at 251MB...

    My application has to run forever in more or less the background and it crashes after a couple of days. Is this memory issue related to this freezing/hanging?

    How can this be solved?


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    Default Re: Memory increases until window is minimized

    Hello java_dude,

    This does sound strange. If possible, we will need to see all your code to be able to figure this one out.
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    Default Re: Memory increases until window is minimized

    Evidently solved in a crosspost.

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