JVM TI - JVM Tool Interface

Native libraries that use JVM TI and are loaded into the JVM via the -agentlib, -agentpath, or -Xrun (deprecated) interfaces, are called Agents.

• JVM Tool Interface 25.0, C/C++ API (opens in a new tab)

JVM TI - load an agent at runtime

jcmd $PID JVMTI.agent_load $native_agent_path

Native agent is a shared library. (.so on Linux)

Samples

• JVM TI hprof Agent

  Removed from JDK (opens in a new tab), useful for demonstration of the capabilities of JVM TI

• JVM TI Demonstration Code (opens in a new tab)

• Learning JVM TI – Code Examples (opens in a new tab)

Agent

• Java API - Module java.instrument (opens in a new tab)