Dynamic selection/definition of which class/methods should or should not be jit'ed using information stored in a jar file

A process in a data processing system for executing bytecode, the process comprising:

• storing bytecode in a JAVA archive file;
• storing information related to a plurality of methods in the JAVA archive file;
• accessing the information related to the plurality of methods in the JAVA archive file;
• determining whether or not to compile the byteocde based on the bytecode to be compiled and on the information related to the plurality of methods;
• and
• responsive to a determination that they bytecode should not be compiled, sending the bytecode to an interpreter.

A process in a data processing system for executing bytecode, the process comprising:

• storing bytecode in a JAVA archive file;
• storing compiling information related to a plurality of methods in the JAVA archive file;
• using the compiling information to determine whether or not to compile the bytecode;
• and
• responsive to a determination that the bytecode should not be compiled, sending the bytecode to an interpreter.

A data processing system for executing bytecode, the process comprising the data processing system implemented steps of:

• receiving means for receiving bytecode and information related to the bytecode in a data structure, wherein the data structure is retrieved from a data storage facility in conjunction with the bytecode;
• intercepting means for intercepting a call to just in time compile the bytecode;
• accessing means for accessing the information related to the bytecode;
• determining means for determining whether or not to execute the call based on the information related to the bytecode;
• and
• sending means, responsive to a determination that the bytecode should not be compiled, for sending the bytecode to an interpreter.

A data processing system for executing bytecode, the process comprising:

• storing means for storing bytecode in a JAVA archive (JAR) file;
• storing means for storing information related to a plurality of methods in the JAVA archive file;
• accessing means for accessing the information related to the plurality of methods in the JAVA archive file;
• determining means for determining whether or not to compile the bytecode based on the bytecode to be compiled and the on the information related to the plurality of methods;
• and
• sending means, responsive to a determination that the bytecode should not be compiled, for sending the bytecode to an interpreter.

A data processing system for executing bytecode, the process comprising:

• storing means for storing bytecode in a JAVA archive file;
• storing means for storing compiling information related to a plurality of methods in the JAVA archive file;
• using means for using the compiling information to determine whether or not to compile the bytecode;
• and
• sending means, responsive to a determination that the bytecode should not be compiled, for sending the bytecode to an interpreter.

A computer program product processed in data processing system including instructions for executing bytecode, the instructions embodied on a computer readable medium and comprising:

• instructions for receiving bytecode and information related to the bytecode in a data structure, wherein the data structure is retrieved from a data storage facility in conjunction with bytecode;
• instructions for intercepting a call to just in time compile the bytecode;
• instructions for accessing the information related to the bytecode;
• instructions for determining whether or not to execute the call based on the information related to the bytecode;
• and
• instructions responsive to a determination that the bytecode should not be compiled, for sending the bytecode to an interpreter.

A computer program product processed in data processing system including instructions for executing bytecode, the instructions embodied on a computer readable medium and comprising:

• instructions for storing bytecode in a JAVA archive file;
• instructions for storing information related to a plurality of methods in the JAVA archive file;
• instructions for accessing the information related to the plurality of methods in the JAVA archive file;
• instructions for determining whether or not to compile the bytecode based on the bytecode to be compiled and the on the information related to the plurality of methods;
• and
• instructions responsive to a determination that the bytecode should not be compiled, for sending the bytecode to an interpreter.

A computer program product processed in data processing system including instructions for executing bytecode, the instructions embodied on a computer readable medium and comprising:

• instructions for storing bytecode in a JAVA archive file;
• instructions for storing compiling information related to a plurality of methods in the JAVA archive file;
• instructions for using the compiling information to determine whether or not to compile the bytecode;
• and
• instructions responsive to a determination that the bytecode should not be compiled, for sending the bytecode to an interpreter.