intermediateJVM Internals & Memory

What does the -XX:+PrintCompilation flag show you?

It prints every method as it gets JIT compiled — timestamp, compilation ID, tier level (1-4), and class/method name — useful for diagnosing which methods are hot and when deoptimization happens.

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