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Direct ByteBuffer — off-heap memory and Cleaner?

JavaMemory & JVMSenior
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Direct ByteBuffer

ByteBuffer.allocateDirect allocates off-heap memory for zero-copy I/O with channels and sockets. Cleaner (or phantom references) eventually frees native memory when the buffer is collected.