Explore the current state of JVM Escape Analysis and its downstream optimizations in this informative conference talk from the Jfokus VM Tech Summit 2020. Delve into the intricacies of escape analysis (EA) and its role in optimizing JVM workloads. Learn about scalar replacement of objects and how it differs from stack allocation. Examine how C2, Graal, and OpenJ9 utilize EA data for various optimizations. Discover potential improvements for C2 in the OpenJDK community to enhance JVM efficiency through post-EA optimizations. Gain insights from Charlie Gracie, a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft with extensive experience in virtual machine development, as he shares his analysis of EA and its impact on heap pressure. Cover topics such as partial escape analysis, EA consuming optimizations, limitations of scalar replacement, and potential implementations of stack allocation in C2. Understand the performance improvements and current limitations of these optimizations, and explore future steps for enhancing JVM performance. Read more