Unbiased Java CPU profiling with JFR in JDK 25
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Unbiased Java CPU profiling with JFR in JDK 25


Summary

While traditional Java Flight Recorder (JFR) sampling can be biased and fail to accurately identify CPU-bound hotspots, developers have historically relied on unstable, unsupported JVM internals to achieve higher precision. However, JDK 25 introduces the new `CPUTimeSample` event, providing a stable and officially supported mechanism for accurate CPU-time sampling without risking JVM stability.
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