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How does Spring Boot behave when GC overhead limit is exceeded?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
JVM throws OutOfMemoryError when GC spends too much time with little memory recovery.
Deep explanation
When GC overhead limit is exceeded, JVM detects that most CPU time is spent on garbage collection with minimal memory reclaimed. Spring Boot applications may crash under heavy allocation pressure.
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